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Is there intelligent life on other worlds? William Whewell, one of the most influential British intellectuals of the nineteenth century, weighed in on this question with "Of the Plurality of Worlds." Writing anonymously, Whewell argued that there was no life anywhere else in the universe. Admitting such a possibility, he feared, would threaten humanity's special relationship with God, and open the door to supporters of evolution. The publication of "Plurality" in 1853 ignited a bitter Victorian debate on science and religion. This book reprints the first edition in facsimile, together with a vigorous response to his critics that Whewell added later and new introductory and bibliographic material by noted Darwin scholar Michael Ruse. This edition also includes 84 typeset pages--never before published--that Whewell cut from the original book at the last moment. Showing clearly the theological underpinnings of Whewell's thinking, these chapters also reveal the difficulties facing any Victorian who tried to reconcile traditional Christian thought with the findings of modern science.

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Kategoria Książki po angielsku Humanities Religion & beliefs Religion: general

• Pełny tytuł: Of the Plurality of Worlds
• Podtytuł: A Facsimile of the First Edition of 1853, Plus Previously Unpublished Material Excised by the Author Just before the Book Went to Press, and Whewell's Dialogue Rebutting His Critics, Reprinted from th
• Autor: William Whewell
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Twarda
• Liczba stron: 408
• EAN: 9780226894355
• ID: 04550452
• Wydawca: University of Chicago Press
• Waga: 688 g
• Wymiary: 221 × 145 × 34 mm
• Data wydania: 04. October 2001

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