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Classification of the Sci
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No sooner had this list been drawn up than it was remarked that the Health Instinct and the Imitation Instinct must be broadened in scope and were of a more general character than most of the instincts. It was then noticed that by their general affinities the twelve instincts fell into three groups, as follows:


Health Progeny Imitation
Food Morals Play
House Magic Conversation
Collecting War Clothes

The next step was to remark that these three groups were characterized as suicultural, civicultural, and specicultural. Revision of the definitions now brought out the fact that the Collecting Instinct and War Instinct each had two opposite varieties; and further study brought the list to its present form.

A striking cross-classification was now for the first time remarked. Namely, (returning to the present designations) the Gambol Instinct, the Govern Instinct,

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