"Evolution in Modern Thought" is a significant work that explores the intricate ideas surrounding evolution and its impact on contemporary philosophy and science. The book delves into the contributions of notable figures such as William Bateson, who advanced the understanding of genetics, and Ernst Haeckel, who popularized evolutionary theory. It also examines the philosophical implications of evolution as discussed by thinkers like J. B. Bury and Harald Hoffding, providing a comprehensive...

René Descartes is one the great philosophers and scientists whose thoughts and works influenced the development of the modern philosophy. He is also known for his Cartesian coordinate system in Mathematics. He was, in the full sense of the word, a partaker of the modern spirit and the first of the modern school of mathematicians. What is the influence of his work on the scientific thoughts up to nowadays? This is the story of René Descartes, the founder of the modern philosophy, the father...

Wilhelm Leibnitz, like Descartes, Hobbes and Spinoza, is convinced of the importance of the mechanical explanation of nature. His three predecessors regarded the mechanical principles as self-evident and as given once for all, and assumed the task of interpreting the various elements of reality in harmony with the principle of mechanical causality. Leibnitz however subjects the principle of causality to a profounder analysis by inquiring into its presuppositions and seeking to refer it bac...

What is Enlightenment?Enlightenment is man's release from his self-incurred tutelage. Tutelage is man's inability to make use of his understanding without direction from another. Self-incurred is this tutelage when its cause lies not in lack of reason but in lack of resolution and courage to use it without direction from another. "Have courage to use your own reason!" - that is the motto of enlightenment.

Immanuel Kant and the Critical Philosophy."The critical philosophy has nothing to do with a theory of the evolution of knowledge, in the modern sense of the word. Its distinctive task is to discover the necessary principles which must be presupposed—howsoever human nature may be constituted—if a mental function, no matter whether it be cognition, aesthetic or ethical evaluation, or religious trust, is to attain any valid results. It investigates the conditions of the v...

Example in this ebookThe publication of the present work on The Wonders of Life has been occasioned by the success of The Riddle of the Universe, which I wrote five years ago. Within a few months of the issue of this study of the monistic philosophy, in the autumn of 1899, ten thousand copies were sold. Moreover, the publisher having been solicited on many sides to issue a popular edition of the work, more than a hundred thousand copies of this were sold within a y...

The 'History of Ancient Egypt' curated by George Rawlinson and Arthur Gilman emerges as a profound exploration into one of the most enigmatic and sophisticated ancient civilizations. This anthology artfully combines a wide array of literary styles, from analytical essays to descriptive narratives, each delving into different aspects of Egyptian history, culture, and society. This diversity in approach not only highlights the complexity and richness of Egyptian civilization but also showcas...

According to Bertrand Russell, science is knowledge; that which seeks general laws connecting a number of particular facts. It is, he argues, far superior to art, where much of the knowledge is intangible and assumed. In The Scientific Outlook, Russell delivers one of his most important works, exploring the nature and scope of scientific knowledge, the increased power over nature that science affords and the changes in the lives of human beings that result from new forms of scienc...

The world-renowned Egyptologist explores the reality behind her bestselling historical fiction in this "stunning" look at a remarkable civilization ( Publishers Weekly ).From the author of the Amelia Peabody novels written under the name Elizabeth Peters, this is a fascinating chronicle of an extraordinary people—from the first Stone Age settlements through the reign of Cleopatra and the Roman invasions. Temples, Tombs...

In "The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality," Rudolf Schmid embarks on an intellectual journey exploring the intersecting realms of evolutionary theory and its profound implications on philosophical discourse, religious beliefs, and moral frameworks. Schmid employs a rigorous analytical style, meticulously dissecting Darwinian concepts while engaging with a broad spectrum of philosophical thought. The book situates itself within the broader context o...

Queen - or, as she would prefer to be remembered King - Hatchepsut was an astonishing woman. Brilliantly defying tradition she became the female embodiment of a male role, dressing in men's clothes and even wearing a false beard. Forgotten until Egptologists deciphered hieroglyphics in the 1820's, she has since been subject to intense speculation about her actions and motivations. Combining archaeological and historical evidence from a wide range of sources, Joyce Tyldesley's dazzling piec...

Douglas Harding finished The Meaning and Beauty of the Artificial in about 1939. This book preceded his greatest book, The Hierarchy of Heaven and Earth. Harding left the fundamentalist Plymouth Brethren, the religion of his father, in 1930, and in The Meaning and Beauty of the Artificial began working out his own view of his place in the world. One of the first ideas that moved him was that he did not stop at the boundary of his skin. When he picked up a tool, he extended into that tool. ...