Project Gutenberg 2006-07-08 Public domain in the USA. 95 Allen, Grant 1848 1899 Allen, Charles Grant Blairfindie Post-Prandial Philosophy Reading ease score: 67.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Clare Boothby, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Post-Prandial Philosophy" by Grant Allen is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century. The work compiles thoughts originally featured in "The Westminster Gazette", and it explores diverse topics from language evolution to societal norms, aiming to provoke thought rather than present exhaustive arguments. Each essay reflects on contemporary issues and ideas of the time, making it a worthwhile read for those interested in the philosophical musings of the late Victorian era. At the start of the book, the author sets the tone by examining the "struggle for life among languages," particularly the growing dominance of English on the global stage. He challenges the notion that languages prevail based solely on cultural prestige, arguing instead that practical utility and economic factors lead to linguistic survival and spread. This essay acts as a gateway, with Allen's conversational style encouraging readers to reflect on how language, similar to biological species, evolves and competes in the modern world. The opening portion serves as a compelling introduction to the various themes and reflections Allen intends to explore throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Essays PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics 265539 265540 2024-10-08T09:52:16.560846 2023-09-08T11:06:50.167939 text/html text/html 265938 2006-07-08T08:06:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 104810 2006-07-08T08:06:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 176450 2024-10-08T09:52:22.474797 application/epub+zip 177722 2024-10-08T09:52:18.550830 application/epub+zip 177721 2024-10-08T09:52:17.290830 application/epub+zip 333305 2024-10-08T09:52:25.640790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320706 2024-10-08T09:52:21.731804 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274467 2022-09-09T05:52:29.673949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251015 250915 2024-10-08T09:52:16.125836 2023-09-08T11:06:49.843928 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 250923 2006-07-08T08:06:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 101623 2006-07-08T08:06:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 250938 2006-07-08T08:06:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 101549 2006-07-08T08:06:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21142 2024-10-08T09:52:25.767814 application/rdf+xml 14595 2024-10-08T09:52:17.878835 image/jpeg 4107 2024-10-08T09:52:17.594841 image/jpeg 171461 2024-10-08T09:52:16.584841 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