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Of the Plurality of Worlds: A facsimile of the first edition of 1853; plus previously unpublished material excised by the author just before the book ... critics, reprinted from the second edition
William Whewell
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Paperback. When first published in 1853, William Whewell's book caused a bitter debate in Victorian England on science and religion. The book, presented in this text with Whewell's response to his critics, argues that no life can exist on any other planet because of the implications to religion. Editor(s): Ruse, Michael. Num Pages: 408 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 144 x 29. Weight in Grams: 592.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226894362
SKU
V9780226894362
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