The Unseen World and Other Essays

Fiction & Literature, Classics
Cover of the book The Unseen World and Other Essays by John Fiske, Release Date: November 27, 2011
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: John Fiske ISBN: 9782819932659
Publisher: Release Date: November 27, 2011 Publication: November 27, 2011
Imprint: pubOne.info Language: English
Author: John Fiske
ISBN: 9782819932659
Publisher: Release Date: November 27, 2011
Publication: November 27, 2011
Imprint: pubOne.info
Language: English
“What are you, where did you come from, and whither are you bound? ”— the question which from Homer's days has been put to the wayfarer in strange lands— is likewise the all-absorbing question which man is ever asking of the universe of which he is himself so tiny yet so wondrous a part. From the earliest times the ultimate purpose of all scientific research has been to elicit fragmentary or partial responses to this question, and philosophy has ever busied itself in piecing together these several bits of information according to the best methods at its disposal, in order to make up something like a satisfactory answer. In old times the best methods which philosophy had at its disposal for this purpose were such as now seem very crude, and accordingly ancient philosophers bungled considerably in their task, though now and then they came surprisingly near what would to-day be called the truth. It was natural that their methods should be crude, for scientific inquiry had as yet supplied but scanty materials for them to work with, and it was only after a very long course of speculation and criticism that men could find out what ways of going to work are likely to prove successful and what are not
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
“What are you, where did you come from, and whither are you bound? ”— the question which from Homer's days has been put to the wayfarer in strange lands— is likewise the all-absorbing question which man is ever asking of the universe of which he is himself so tiny yet so wondrous a part. From the earliest times the ultimate purpose of all scientific research has been to elicit fragmentary or partial responses to this question, and philosophy has ever busied itself in piecing together these several bits of information according to the best methods at its disposal, in order to make up something like a satisfactory answer. In old times the best methods which philosophy had at its disposal for this purpose were such as now seem very crude, and accordingly ancient philosophers bungled considerably in their task, though now and then they came surprisingly near what would to-day be called the truth. It was natural that their methods should be crude, for scientific inquiry had as yet supplied but scanty materials for them to work with, and it was only after a very long course of speculation and criticism that men could find out what ways of going to work are likely to prove successful and what are not

More books from Release Date: November 27, 2011

Cover of the book See America First by John Fiske
Cover of the book Loss and Gain The Story of a Convert by John Fiske
Cover of the book Roundabout to Boston (from Literary Friends and Acquaintance) by John Fiske
Cover of the book My Friend the Chauffeur by John Fiske
Cover of the book Black Amazon of Mars by John Fiske
Cover of the book Wilhelm Tell by John Fiske
Cover of the book Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. Scandinavian. by John Fiske
Cover of the book The Story of Wellesley by John Fiske
Cover of the book How He Lied to Her Husband by John Fiske
Cover of the book The Voice by John Fiske
Cover of the book The Hunchback by John Fiske
Cover of the book Strange Stories from History for Young People by John Fiske
Cover of the book Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments by John Fiske
Cover of the book Napoleon the Little by John Fiske
Cover of the book Italy, the Magic Land by John Fiske
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy