Originally trained as a physician, the biologist and thinker Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919), was an evolutionist who remained sceptical of natural selection. This book, which first appeared in German in 1899, sold 10,000 copies in its first few months and was published in an English translation the following year. In the preface, Haeckel applauds the technological progress of the nineteenth century, but bemoans the lack of communication between empirical scientists and abstract philosophers in the search for truth. The book ...
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Originally trained as a physician, the biologist and thinker Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919), was an evolutionist who remained sceptical of natural selection. This book, which first appeared in German in 1899, sold 10,000 copies in its first few months and was published in an English translation the following year. In the preface, Haeckel applauds the technological progress of the nineteenth century, but bemoans the lack of communication between empirical scientists and abstract philosophers in the search for truth. The book carefully outlines Haeckel's monistic philosophy and ethics, which he sees as the key to human progress. Its twenty chapters cover anthropology, psychology, cosmology and theology, ranging from the embryology of the soul to a debate on Christianity and science. Haeckel's philosophy attracted a sizeable following for several decades, and it remains of interest to historians working on the reception of Darwinism as well as on its appropriation into Nazi ideology.
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Fair. Vintage 1901 Harper & Brothers. Green clothbound hardcover with gold lettering. Hinges and binding cracked. Pages have foxing. Text unmarked. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.
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New. Trade paperback (US). 420 p. Cambridge Library Collection - Science and Religion . Worked examples or Exercises. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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Good. No dust jacket. Covers rubbed with light wear at edges, tips and spine ends. Pages foxed and show aging. Binding shaken but secure. Slight slant. Unknown printing. 2 p. l., iii-xii p., 1 l., 390, [1] p. front. (port. ) 20 cm. 1905 Reprint of the original 1900 Harper's edition.