Project Gutenberg 2005-08-08 Public domain in the USA. 95 Huxley, Thomas Henry 1825 1895 Huxley, T. H. (Thomas Henry) Lectures and Essays Autobiography -- Lectures on evolution -- On the physical basis of life -- Naturalism and supernaturalism -- The value of witness to the miraculous -- Agnosticism -- The Christian tradition in relation to Judaic Christianity -- Agnosticism and Christianity. Produced by Wallace McLean, Hemantkumar N Garach and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Lectures and Essays" by Thomas Henry Huxley is a collection of scientific discourses and writings composed in the late 19th century. The work encompasses a range of topics, primarily centered around evolution, natural history, and Huxley's reflections on science and its interplay with religion and philosophy. Huxley's critical approach and straightforward language make complex scientific ideas accessible to a wider audience. The opening portion presents Huxley’s autobiographical account, recounting his early life and formative experiences that shaped his scientific career. He reflects on his upbringing, early educational struggles, and initial pursuits in medicine, revealing how his keen interest in natural science ultimately led him to a career that challenged existing norms. This personal narrative sets the stage for Huxley’s subsequent lectures on evolution, exploring the nature of evidence, the history of living beings, and the connections between scientific thought and traditional beliefs. It illustrates his journey from a curious child to a pioneering figure in the field of biology, emphasizing his commitment to the pursuit of knowledge and the clarion call for scientific integrity in society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Religion and science Q Text Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Science - General 550533 549715 2024-09-07T09:45:18.667108 2023-09-07T11:09:54.856017 text/html text/html 551696 2020-12-12T08:44:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 621594 2020-12-12T08:44:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 697383 2024-09-07T09:45:26.449062 application/epub+zip 705864 2024-09-07T09:45:20.554115 application/epub+zip 263795 2024-09-07T09:45:19.434120 application/epub+zip 915856 2024-09-07T09:45:31.009060 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 881549 2024-09-07T09:45:25.592087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436720 2022-09-08T05:40:50.179939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 508016 507907 2024-09-07T09:45:17.885109 2023-09-07T11:09:54.120083 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 507681 2020-12-12T08:44:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 186772 2020-12-12T08:44:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 507808 2020-12-12T08:44:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 186672 2020-12-12T08:44:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20253 2024-09-07T09:45:31.147051 application/rdf+xml 13358 2024-09-07T09:45:19.802096 image/jpeg 3348 2024-09-07T09:45:19.618123 image/jpeg 678495 2024-09-07T09:45:18.739155 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