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IX. NOTES. EOYAL DANISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND LETTERS. THE Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters offers to competi- tion the Gold Medal of the Academy for the best reply to the following question : Examine the relation between Criticism and Pragmatism from the point of view of the theory of knowledge and from the psychological point of view. By Criticism is meant the views of those philosophers who attach themselves more or less closely to the principles laid down by Kant : by Pragmatism that treatment of the problem of knowledge which seeks to show that the real development of knowledge, the conditions which it supposes, and the process which it follows must be determined by the exigencies to be met and the ends to be attained. The reply to this question may be written in Danish, Swedish, English, German, French, or Latin. The articles, not bearing the name of the author but a motto, must be accompanied by a sealed envelope having the same motto and enclosing the name, profession and address of the author. The replies to be sent before 31st October, 1907, to the Secretary of the Academy, M. H.-G. Zeuthen, Professor, The University, Copen- hagen. The name of the laureate will be published in the month of February following, after which the authors may withdraw their memoirs.