Certainties of the Soul and Speculations of Science
Author : Joseph Cook
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Page : 170 pages
File Size : 46,54 MB
Release : 1881
Category : Conscience
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Author : Joseph Cook
Publisher :
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 46,54 MB
Release : 1881
Category : Conscience
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Author : W.W. Spradlin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 34,94 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1461252121
Who are we? What are we? How do we fit into the world? Or into the universe? These and other questions pertaining to ourselves and our environ ment are as compelling to us today as they were to our primitive ancestors. Throughout our history we have developed paradigms of thought that have attempted to answer these questions, each conceptual framework being par ticularly relevant to its age. We are, in the twentieth century, witnessing a complete reorganization of our thinking. We are now, with the aid of tech nology, able to bring together both ancient and new patterns of thought and to observe the emergence of a kaleidoscopic world view that is uniting the once dissonant theories of philosophy, religion, and science. This book sketches an historical picture of three world views that have shaped our ideas about ourselves. These conceptual formats that have so influenced us are not mutually exclusive and are present in all of us simulta neously, although to varying degrees depending upon our individual biases.
Author : Frank W. Boreham
Publisher : Sheba Blake Publishing
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 42,18 MB
Release : 2017-08-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 3962178325
Renowned Baptist preacher Frank W. Boreham was known for his unusual ability to spin moving religious lessons from the stuff of everyday life. In the unique collection A Handful of Stars, Boreham takes this approach a step further. Drawing on excerpts from famous novels and nonfiction works, the author summarizes each work's theme and then relates it to a Christian concept or parable. Frank W. Boreham (3 March 1871 – 18 May 1959) was a Baptist preacher best known in New Zealand, Australia, and England. (His birth coincided with the end of the Franco-Prussian War and he could say in later life that, "Salvoes of artillery and peals of bells echoed across Europe on the morning of my birth.") He was one of 10 children. Boreham heard the great American preacher Dwight L. Moody during his youth. Another remarkable occasion was when he was badly injured and spent considerable time in hospital recovering, nursed by a Roman Catholic woman who widened his insight of ecumenism. Boreham became a Baptist preacher after conversion to Christianity while working in London. Boreham was probably the last student interviewed by Charles Spurgeon for entry into his Pastor's College. After graduation, Boreham accepted a ministry at Mosgiel church, Dunedin, New Zealand, in March 1895 and there began his prolific writings initially for the local newspaper. He later was a pastor in Hobart, Tasmania, and then on mainland Australia in Melbourne at Armadale and Kew. He notionally retired in 1928 at age 57, but continued to preach and write. During Billy Graham's evangelistic campaign in Australia in early 1959 Graham sought out Boreham in particular for a discussion, due in great part to Boreham's widely read and respected writings.
Author : Frank Boreham
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 35,9 MB
Release : 2022-09-04
Category : Fiction
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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "A Handful of Stars: Texts That Have Moved Great Minds" by Frank Boreham. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author : John Brockman
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 30,69 MB
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0061828106
More than one hundred of the world's leading thinkers write about things they believe in, despite the absence of concrete proof Scientific theory, more often than not, is born of bold assumption, disparate bits of unconnected evidence, and educated leaps of faith. Some of the most potent beliefs among brilliant minds are based on supposition alone -- yet that is enough to push those minds toward making the theory viable. Eminent cultural impresario, editor, and publisher of Edge (www.edge.org), John Brockman asked a group of leading scientists and thinkers to answer the question: What do you believe to be true even though you cannot prove it? This book brings together the very best answers from the most distinguished contributors. Thought-provoking and hugely compelling, this collection of bite-size thought-experiments is a fascinating insight into the instinctive beliefs of some of the most brilliant minds today.
Author : Sampson Low
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Page : 742 pages
File Size : 42,72 MB
Release : 1891
Category : English literature
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Page : 114 pages
File Size : 45,23 MB
Release : 1882
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Author : Sampson Low
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Page : 732 pages
File Size : 37,6 MB
Release : 1891
Category : English imprints
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Volumes for 1898-1968 include a directory of publishers.
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Page : 124 pages
File Size : 10,2 MB
Release : 1882
Category : English literature
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Author : David Lindley
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 40,27 MB
Release : 2008-02-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 0307389480
The gripping, entertaining, and vividly-told narrative of a radical discovery that sent shockwaves through the scientific community and forever changed the way we understand the world. Werner Heisenberg’s “uncertainty principle” challenged centuries of scientific understanding, placed him in direct opposition to Albert Einstein, and put Niels Bohr in the middle of one of the most heated debates in scientific history. Heisenberg’s theorem stated that there were physical limits to what we could know about sub-atomic particles; this “uncertainty” would have shocking implications. In a riveting and lively account, David Lindley captures this critical episode and explains one of the most important scientific discoveries in history, which has since transcended the boundaries of science and influenced everything from literary theory to television.