Excerpt from The Trend of Scientific Thought Away From Religious Beliefs Scientific thought has for its basis the idea of the Universe, the Unity of Matter and Life in force, or energy and will, and its phil osophy is Monism, or Monistic Materialism. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.

Excerpt from The Trend of Scientific Thought Away From Religious Beliefs Strange that with this beauty all about. The shining path that points the one way out, There shall be unrequited wanderings, Allurement in the sterile fields of Doubt. O shame of shames! The Wise Men saw on high God's guiding Star gleam in the Eastern Sky. And straightway journeyed forth across the world With ne'er a question asked of Where or Why. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.

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The Reaction from Science by William Joseph Madden contextualizes religious reunion and pointedly questions the growing strand of agnostic science. William Joseph Madden uses riveting prose to formulate a structured argument against agnostic science and its propagators. The book has been divided into numerous short chapters each of which build a compelling case for disagreement with the agnostic school of thought. There is a logical flow in the construction of the argument as the author postulates the signs for reaction, important questions that remained unanswered by agnosticism and finally the way forward. William Joseph Madden uses wit and sarcasm to perfection which can be noticed in the underlying tone of this book. While keeping a check on undue assault, a scathing critique somehow emerges from the depths of this work and this is perhaps the most intriguing aspect of The Reaction from Science. As the title suggests, the author does full justice to the term reaction by combining well researched facts and observations yet keeping a strong grip on the use of hard hitting submissions to make his point. As the questions being answered in The Reaction from Science cover a rather large spectrum of literature and philosophy, it would only be natural to assume a rather long piece of work. However, this book is by no means long and that is perhaps its strongest point. The author is successful is creating an impact even in brevity. Suitable for all palates, The Reaction from Science is by all means relevant to current debates revolving around science and religion and makes for an excellent read for students, scholars and casual readers alike. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.

Excerpt from Science, Religion and Reality It must, Of course, be admitted that discussions may be Old and famous without on that account having more than a historic interest. The issues they deal with may be dead and buried. Only students who delight in contemplating the mutations of human beliefs may think it worth while to give them decent sepulture with all the honours of a learned epitaph the rest of the world forget that they have ever been. Such cases indeed are fewer than might have been supposed. Even where death seems to be complete, where no smallest trace of some once famous theory appears to survive, a fragment of it will reappear generations later as part of the living tissue of the most advanced speculation.l But in the case of science and religion the main theme has never wholly lost its interest, and each generation insists on resurveying the subject from its own particular point Of view. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.

During the nineteenth century, much of the modern scientific enterprise took shape: scientific disciplines were formed, institutions and communities were founded, and unprecedented applications to and interactions with other aspects of society and culture occurred. In this book, eleven leading historians of science assess what their field has taught us about this exciting time and identify issues that remain unexamined or require reconsideration. They treat both scientific disciplines—biology, physics, chemistry, the earth sciences, mathematics, and the social sciences—in their specific intellectual and sociocultural contexts as well as the broader topics of science and medicine; science and religion; scientific institutions and communities; and science, technology, and industry. Providing a much-needed overview and analysis of a rapidly expanding field, From Natural Philosophy to the Sciences will be essential for historians of science, but also of great interest to scholars of all aspects of nineteenth-century life and culture. Contributors: Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jed Z. Buchwald, David Cahan, Joseph Dauben, Frederick Gregory, Michael Hagner, Sungook Hong, David R. Oldroyd, Theodore M. Porter, Robert J. Richards, Ulrich Wengenroth