{"product_id":"first-principles-paperback-9781108004183","title":"First Principles (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108004183","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFirst Principles\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHerbert Spencer considers the meaning of knowledge and the impulse to diversity that underlies the universe.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHerbert Spencer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108004183, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 24 September 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e524 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3 cm, 0.66 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn 1862, the British philosopher Herbert Spencer (1820–1903) published this preamble to a planned series of publications on biology, psychology, sociology and morality. In it, he states that religion and science can be reconciled by their shared belief in an Absolute, and that ultimate principles can be discerned in all manifestations of the Absolute, particularly the general laws of nature being discovered by science. Spencer divides his text into two parts. Part I, 'The Unknowable', discusses early philosophical ideas that human knowledge is limited and cannot meaningfully conceive of God; faith must be the bridge between human experience and ultimate truth. Spencer refutes this as he examines religion and science in detail. In Part II, 'Laws of the Knowable', Spencer argues that religion and science can be reconciled in the underlying unity from which the visible complexity of the universe has evolved.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Unknowable: 1. Religion and science\u003cbr\u003e 2. Ultimate religious ideas\u003cbr\u003e 3. Ultimate scientific ideas\u003cbr\u003e 4. The relativity of all knowledge\u003cbr\u003e 5. The reconciliation\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Laws of the Knowable: 1. Laws in general\u003cbr\u003e 2. The law of evolution\u003cbr\u003e 3. The law of evolution (continued)\u003cbr\u003e 4. The causes of evolution\u003cbr\u003e 5. Space, time, matter, motion and force\u003cbr\u003e 6. The indestructibility of matter\u003cbr\u003e 7. The continuity of motion\u003cbr\u003e 8. The persistence of force\u003cbr\u003e 9. The correlation and equivalence of forces\u003cbr\u003e 10. The direction of motion\u003cbr\u003e 11. The rhythm of motion\u003cbr\u003e 12. The conditions essential to evolution\u003cbr\u003e 13. The instability of the homogeneous\u003cbr\u003e 14. The multiplication of effects\u003cbr\u003e 15. Differentiation and integration\u003cbr\u003e 16. Equilibration\u003cbr\u003e 17. Summary and conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy of religion [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of religion\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20religion%20%5BHRAB%5D%22\"\u003eHRAB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265908527384,"sku":"9781108004183","price":39.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108004183i_e5eb39ff-cad6-466c-9ceb-868437754673.jpg?v=1694867196","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/first-principles-paperback-9781108004183","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}