Excerpt from A Genetic Study of Rhythm<br><br>Such theories have, as a rule, relegated the working of the causal principle to the remote past. Hence they are not only safely entrenched against the criticism which experimental and introspective facts might seem to warrant; but they are also unable to appeal to introspection or experiment for support. Consequently, genetic theories of this type must depend upon historical data for their verification. Even when connected with metrical investigations they can never have greater weight than that which is accorded to speculative hypothesis. Even the recent interesting investigation of Bucher has the defects common to genetic theories2 of the type mentioned.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.