Of the Plurality of Worlds, an essay. [By W. Whewell.]
Author : William Whewell
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Page : 300 pages
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Release : 1853
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Author : William Whewell
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Page : 300 pages
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Release : 1853
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Page : 411 pages
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Release : 2001
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Author : William Whewell
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Page : 411 pages
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Release : 1855
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Page : 432 pages
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Author : William Whewell
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Page : 468 pages
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Author : William Whewell
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 14,27 MB
Release : 2001-09-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226894362
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 added later and new introductory and bibliographic material by noted Darwin scholar Michael Ruse. This edition also includes 84 typeset pages—never before published—that Whewell cut from the original book at the last moment. Showing clearly the theological underpinnings of Whewell's thinking, these chapters also reveal the difficulties facing any Victorian who tried to reconcile traditional Christian thought with the findings of modern science.
Author : William Whewell
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Page : 426 pages
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Release : 1854
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Page : 444 pages
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Release : 2020-04-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780461705164
Author : William Whewell
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 14,26 MB
Release : 2015-09-14
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ISBN : 9781342512505
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Author : William Whewell
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Page : 244 pages
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Release : 2022-09-15
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The Plurality of Worlds is William Whewell's essay on cosmic pluralism. Cosmic pluralism, the plurality of worlds, or simply pluralism, describes the belief in numerous "worlds" (planets, dwarf planets, or natural satellites) in addition to Earth (possibly an infinite number), which may harbor extraterrestrial life. Contents: "CHAPTER I. Astronomical Discoveries. CHAPTER II. Astronomical Objection to Religion. CHAPTER III. The Answer from the Microscope. CHAPTER IV. Further Statement of the Difficulty. CHAPTER V. Geology. CHAPTER VI. The Argument from Geology. CHAPTER VII. The Nebulæ. CHAPTER VIII. The Fixed Stars. CHAPTER IX. The Planets. CHAPTER X. Theory of the Solar System. CHAPTER XI. The Argument from Design. CHAPTER XII. The Unity of the World. CHAPTER XIII. The Future."