{"product_id":"the-metaphysics-of-evolution-paperback-9781108004374","title":"The Metaphysics of Evolution (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108004374","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Metaphysics of Evolution\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrained as a scientist in the early days of Darwinism, Whittaker was fascinated by the interaction of science and metaphysics.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas Whittaker (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108004374, 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\"\u003e496 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.8 cm, 0.63 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\"\u003eWhat conclusions do the facts of cosmic and organic evolution require or permit on the origin and destiny of the world and the individual? From 1881 to 1925 Thomas Whittaker, an Oxford-trained scientist turned philosopher, grappled with this question, which he tried to answer by metaphysical interpretation of the sciences. The majority of the essays in this volume first appeared in Mind, and a few in other journals, while three had not been previously published. Whittaker ranges widely over some of the most daring theories of the past, from the early centuries of the common era (including Apollonius of Tyana and Origen), to the middle ages (including John Scotus Erigena and Nicholas of Cusa), the renaissance (Giordano Bruno, Shakespeare) and the early modern period. Whittaker's own view is that hypothesis and imagination are legitimate aids in the search for truth in both science and philosophy in a new synthesis.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003e Part I\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the first part\u003cbr\u003e 1. A critical essay on the philosophy of history\u003cbr\u003e 2. 'Mind-stuff' from the historical point of view\u003cbr\u003e 3. Giordano Bruno\u003cbr\u003e 4. The musical and the picturesque elements in poetry\u003cbr\u003e 5. On the nature of thought\u003cbr\u003e 6. Philosophical antinomies\u003cbr\u003e 7. Giordano Bruno and his time\u003cbr\u003e 8. The problem of causality\u003cbr\u003e 9. Science and idealism\u003cbr\u003e 10. Correspondence\u003cbr\u003e Part II\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the second part\u003cbr\u003e 11. Apollonius of Tyana\u003cbr\u003e 12. Celsus and Origen\u003cbr\u003e 13. Origen as philosopher\u003cbr\u003e 14. John Scotus Erigena\u003cbr\u003e 15. Nicholas of Cusa\u003cbr\u003e 16. Animism, religion and philosophy\u003cbr\u003e 17. A compendious classification of the sciences\u003cbr\u003e 18. Teleology and the individual\u003cbr\u003e 19. A new metaphysic of evolution\u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\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":46265908134168,"sku":"9781108004374","price":38.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108004374i_de3c3647-5d54-4e09-b409-0665f72306df.jpg?v=1694867223","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-metaphysics-of-evolution-paperback-9781108004374","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}