Project Gutenberg 1998-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 129 Fiske, John 1842 1901 Fisk, John Green, Edmund Fisk The Unseen World, and Other Essays The unseen world -- "The to-morrow of death" -- The Jesus of history -- The Christ of dogma -- A word about miracles -- Draper on science and religion -- Nathan the Wise -- Historical difficulties -- The famine of 1770 in Bengal -- Spain and the Netherlands -- Longfellow's Dante -- Paine's "St. Peter" -- A philosophy of art -- Athenian and American life. Produced by Charles Keller, and David Widger "The Unseen World and Other Essays" by John Fiske is a collection of essays written during the late 19th century. The work explores profound philosophical inquiries about existence, the interplay of science and religion, and the nature of the unseen aspects of our universe. Fiske delves into questions regarding human existence and the broader universe, aiming to reconcile scientific understanding with spiritual aspiration. The opening of this work introduces the reader to Fiske’s contemplative examination of humanity’s place within the universe. He reflects on age-old questions about existence and the unseen world, suggesting that philosophical thought and scientific inquiry have progressed significantly over time. Fiske discusses the evolution of theories regarding the cosmos, the nature of scientific hypotheses, and how they might align with religious belief, illustrating humanity's perennial quest to understand its place in the grand scheme of existence. The opening sets the stage for deeper discussions in subsequent essays, hinting at a harmonious relationship between scientific and spiritual realms. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American essays AC Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature 700048 700057 2024-09-01T09:54:52.738738 2023-10-01T09:03:30.641323 text/html text/html 693345 2013-02-02T11:17:18 text/html; charset=us-ascii 242788 2013-02-02T11:17:20 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 305328 2024-09-01T09:55:00.495230 application/epub+zip 315892 2024-09-01T09:54:54.512217 application/epub+zip 315894 2024-09-01T09:54:53.444234 application/epub+zip 535371 2024-09-01T09:55:05.367188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511093 2024-09-01T09:54:59.838218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511035 2022-09-01T11:10:59.612448 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 619300 619273 2024-09-01T09:54:52.162736 2023-10-01T09:03:30.116307 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 619071 2008-08-26T12:38:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 233585 2008-08-26T12:38:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18363 2024-09-01T09:55:05.504161 application/rdf+xml 14146 2024-09-01T09:54:53.811231 image/jpeg 3456 2024-09-01T09:54:53.623260 image/jpeg 299547 2024-09-01T09:54:52.800746 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia