{"product_id":"the-riddle-of-the-universe-at-the-close-of-the-nineteenth-century-paperback-9781108000895","title":"The Riddle of the Universe at the Close of the Nineteenth Century (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108000895","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Riddle of the Universe at the Close of the Nineteenth Century\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA best-seller in 1900, this book puts forward an evolutionist alternative religion, combining science and philosophy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eErnst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (Author), Joseph McCabe (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108000895, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 July 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e420 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.4 cm, 0.53 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\"\u003eOriginally trained as a physician, the biologist and thinker Ernst Haeckel (1834–1919), was an evolutionist who remained sceptical of natural selection. This book, which first appeared in German in 1899, sold 10,000 copies in its first few months and was published in an English translation the following year. In the preface, Haeckel applauds the technological progress of the nineteenth century, but bemoans the lack of communication between empirical scientists and abstract philosophers in the search for truth. The book carefully outlines Haeckel's monistic philosophy and ethics, which he sees as the key to human progress. Its twenty chapters cover anthropology, psychology, cosmology and theology, ranging from the embryology of the soul to a debate on Christianity and science. Haeckel's philosophy attracted a sizeable following for several decades, and it remains of interest to historians working on the reception of Darwinism as well as on its appropriation into Nazi ideology.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Author's preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. The nature of the problem\u003cbr\u003e 2. Our bodily frame\u003cbr\u003e 3. Our life\u003cbr\u003e 4. Our embryonic development\u003cbr\u003e 5. The history of our species\u003cbr\u003e 6. The nature of the soul\u003cbr\u003e 7. Psychic gradations\u003cbr\u003e 8. The embryology of the soul\u003cbr\u003e 9. The phylogeny of the soul\u003cbr\u003e 10. Consciousness\u003cbr\u003e 11. The immortality of the soul\u003cbr\u003e 12. The law of substance\u003cbr\u003e 13. The evolution of the world\u003cbr\u003e 14. The unity of nature\u003cbr\u003e 15. God and the world\u003cbr\u003e 16. Knowledge and belief\u003cbr\u003e 17. Science and Christianity\u003cbr\u003e 18. Our monistic religion\u003cbr\u003e 19. Our monistic ethics\u003cbr\u003e 20. Solution of the world-problem\u003cbr\u003e Index.\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":46265895452952,"sku":"9781108000895","price":33.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108000895i_a502e617-dfe1-4c8d-a4fc-cf00bd588179.jpg?v=1694867034","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-riddle-of-the-universe-at-the-close-of-the-nineteenth-century-paperback-9781108000895","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}