In this book, William Emerson Ritter presents his theory of the relationship between consciousness and organisms. He argues that consciousness arises from the organization of an organism's properties and provides examples from biology, physiology, and psychology to support his theory. This book would be useful for researchers and students in the fields of philosophy, biology, and psychology. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.