Author: Charles London Arnold

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-14

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 9781330064702

Excerpt from Cosmos, the Soul and God: A Monistic Interpretation of the Facts and Findings of Science Permission having been granted Sir Oliver Lodge to embody in the preface of the present book certain passages from his recent important work, "Life and Matter," the author takes this opportunity to express his profound gratitude to his benefactor for the great privilege accorded him. This eminent scientist, in the book from which the following quotations are made, has rendered a most valuable service to the cause of truth, not only in exposing the speculative fallacies of Professor Ernst Haeckel of Jena, but in suggesting certain fundamental philosophical principles and their application to the solution of many hitherto insoluble problems of the universe and of human experience. It will readily be seen by the reader how fittingly these quotations are made to constitute a preface to this volume. "Before everything, a philosopher should aim to be all-inclusive; before everything, a man of science should aim at being definite, clear, and accurate. An attempt at combination is an ambitious attempt which may legitimately be made. Positive contributions, either to fact or to system, may be real and should be welcome. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.