{"product_id":"naturalism-and-agnosticism-the-gifford-lectures-delivered-before-the-university-of-aberdeen-in-the-years-1896-1898-paperback-9781108040983","title":"Naturalism and Agnosticism; The Gifford Lectures Delivered before the University of Aberdeen in the Years 1896–1898 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108040983","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNaturalism and Agnosticism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Gifford Lectures Delivered before the University of Aberdeen in the Years 1896–1898\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst published in 1899, these two volumes by the prominent philosopher James Ward argue for Idealism over Naturalism and Agnosticism.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Ward (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108040983, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e310 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.8 cm, 0.4 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\"\u003eJames Ward (1843–1925) was Professor of Mental Philosophy and Logic at the University of Cambridge. First published in 1899, this two-volume work consists of his Gifford Lectures, delivered between 1896 and 1898, in which he criticises Naturalism (the belief that all phenomena are governed by the laws of science, and that the supernatural cannot exist), and Agnosticism (the belief that the existence of spiritual phenomena cannot be proved or disproved), in favour of Idealism, in which spiritual and non-material phenomena are central to human experience. The lectures in Volume 2 oppose dualist defences of the Mechanical Theory, which claim that the mind is distinct from physical objects. Ward ultimately argues for a monistic Idealist view, in which consciousness and the physical world are inseparable. He also claims that because Naturalism is so easily refuted, it actually promotes Idealism, in an argument that continues to evoke philosophical debate.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart III. Theory of Psychophysical Parallelism: 11. Various forms of the theory\u003cbr\u003e 12. The conscious automaton theory\u003cbr\u003e 13. Summary and reflexions\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Refutation of Dualism: 14. General conception of experience\u003cbr\u003e 15. Experience as life\u003cbr\u003e 16. Rise of dualism\u003cbr\u003e 17. Unity of individual and universal experience\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Spiritualistic Monism: 18. Capitulation of agnostic monism\u003cbr\u003e 19. Nature as teleological\u003cbr\u003e 20. Spiritualistic monism\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20science%20%5BPDA%5D%22\"\u003ePDA\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":46266065912088,"sku":"9781108040983","price":26.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108040983i_d1368d4c-cfbb-41c9-9080-e3f10311ecca.jpg?v=1696746493","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/naturalism-and-agnosticism-the-gifford-lectures-delivered-before-the-university-of-aberdeen-in-the-years-1896-1898-paperback-9781108040983","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}