Project Gutenberg 2006-05-07 Public domain in the USA. 116 Burroughs, John 1837 1921 15011713 The Breath of Life Reading ease score: 54.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. The breath of life -- The living wave -- A wonderful world -- The baffling problem -- Scientific vitalism -- A bird of passage -- Life and mind -- Life and science -- The journeying atoms -- The vital order -- The arrival of the fit -- The naturalist's view of life. Produced by Bryan Ness, Jamie Atiga, Leonard Johnson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Breath of Life" by John Burroughs is a philosophical work exploring the nature and origin of life, written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the relationship between living and non-living things, grappling with concepts of vitality, force, and the underlying mysteries of existence. Burroughs reflects on the philosophical and scientific implications of life, often contrasting idealism and naturalism, aiming to elucidate the processes that govern living beings. The opening of the work establishes Burroughs' meditative tone as he reflects on the persistent mysteries surrounding life as he nears its end. He raises profound questions while contemplating simple observations in nature, such as the resilience of burdocks in his garden. He contrasts mechanical explanations of life with the recognition of an ineffable life force that seems to animate the natural world. Burroughs articulates the challenge of reconciling scientific views with personal and philosophical interpretations of life, setting the stage for a rich exploration of biology, vitality, and existence throughout the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Life (Biology) QH Text Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 514715 514714 2024-10-08T07:23:50.909424 2023-09-08T09:08:01.672484 text/html text/html 505423 2006-05-07T09:25:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 193113 2006-05-07T09:25:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 268054 2024-10-08T07:24:00.053384 application/epub+zip 270749 2024-10-08T07:23:53.448403 application/epub+zip 250414 2024-10-08T07:23:51.922377 application/epub+zip 602394 2024-10-08T07:24:04.892314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 553260 2024-10-08T07:23:58.920340 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373984 2022-09-08T15:57:25.197552 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447513 447392 2024-10-08T07:23:49.879431 2023-09-08T09:08:00.695501 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 447385 2006-05-07T09:25:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 161191 2006-05-07T09:25:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 447407 2006-05-07T09:25:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 161122 2006-05-07T09:25:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21445 2024-10-08T07:24:05.028314 application/rdf+xml 12036 2024-10-08T07:23:52.503384 image/jpeg 3329 2024-10-08T07:23:52.212381 image/jpeg 249990 2024-10-08T07:23:50.955388 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