Lectures and Essays by the Late William Kingdon Clifford, F.R.S
Lectures and Essays by the Late William Kingdon Clifford, F.R.S

Author: William Kingdon Clifford

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2022-10-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781015826175

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

In Search of a Better World
In Search of a Better World

Author: Karl Popper

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 1135975086

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'I want to begin by declaring that I regard scientific knowledge as the most important kind of knowledge we have', writes Sir Karl Popper in the opening essay of this book, which collects his meditations on the real improvements science has wrought in society, in politics and in the arts in the course of the twentieth century. His subjects range from the beginnings of scientific speculation in classical Greece to the destructive effects of twentieth century totalitarianism, from major figures of the Enlightenment such as Kant and Voltaire to the role of science and self-criticism in the arts. The essays offer striking new insights into the mind of one of the greatest twentieth century philosophers.

Lecture
Lecture

Author: Mary Cappello

Publisher: Undelivered Lectures

Published: 2020-09-08

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9781945492426

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An energetic and irreverent essay on the forgotten art of the lecture, part of Transit's new Undelivered Lectures series.

William James: Essays and Lectures
William James: Essays and Lectures

Author: William James

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-05-23

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 1315507471

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Part of the “Longman Library of Primary Sources in Philosophy,” this edition of the William James' Selected Essays is framed by a pedagogical structure designed to make this important work of philosophy more accessible and meaningful for undergraduates.

The Work of Life Writing
The Work of Life Writing

Author: G. Thomas Couser

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-04-13

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 1000367320

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Life writing, in its various forms, does work that other forms of expression do not; it bears on the world in a way distinct from imaginative genres like fiction, drama, and poetry; it acts in and on history in significant ways. Memoirs of illness and disability often seek to depathologize the conditions that they recount. Memoirs of parents by their children extend or alter relations forged initially face to face in the home. At a time when memoir and other forms of life writing are being produced and consumed in unprecedented numbers, this book reminds readers that memoir is not mainly a "literary" genre or mere entertainment. Similarly, letters are not merely epiphenomena of our "real lives." Correspondence does not just serve to communicate; it enacts and sustains human relationships. Memoir matters, and there’s life in letters. All life writing arises of our daily lives and has distinctive impacts on them and the culture in which we live.

Masters of Mankind
Masters of Mankind

Author: Noam Chomsky

Publisher: Haymarket Books

Published: 2014-09-30

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 160846363X

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A brilliant indictment of US imperial power.

The Ethics of Belief and Other Essays
The Ethics of Belief and Other Essays

Author: William Kingdon Clifford

Publisher: Prometheus Books

Published: 2010-09-30

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 1615923454

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"It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anythingupon insufficient evidence." -- W. K. CliffordThe above forthright assertion of mathematician and educator W. K. Clifford (1845-1879) in his famous essay "The Ethics of Belief" drew an immediate response from Victorian-era critics, who took issue with his reasoned and brilliantly presented attack on beliefs "not founded on fair inquiry." An advocate of evolutionary theory, Clifford recognized that working hypotheses and assumptions are necessary for belief formation and that testing and assessing one''s beliefs in light of new evidence strengthens those worthy of being held. "The Ethics of Belief" is presented here in complete form, along with an insightful biographical introduction by editor Timothy J. Madigan. Also included are four other noteworthy essays by Clifford: "On the Aims and Instruments of Scientific Thought," "Right and Wrong," "The Ethics of Religion," and "The Influence upon Morality of a Decline in Religious Belief."