Conflict in Nature and Life: A Study of Antagonism in the Constitution of Things. for the Elucidation of the Problem of Good and Evil, and the Reconcilation of Optimism and Pessimism

This work is a philosophical inquiry into the nature of conflict in the world, and its relation to the problems of morality and happiness. Patterson argues that conflict is an inherent part of nature, and that it is the source of both good and evil in the world.

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