Project Gutenberg 2010-12-15 Public domain in the USA. 79 Jevons, F. B. (Frank Byron) 1858 1936 Jevons, Frank Byron Jevons, Frank B. 02017254 Evolution Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Christine Aldridge and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Evolution" by Frank B. Jevons is a philosophical essay written in the late 19th century. The work explores the implications of the scientific theory of evolution on human thought and morality, questioning how acceptance of this theory should influence a person's ethical actions in the world. Jevons engages with the tension between science and religion, tackling themes of optimism, progress, and the nature of good and evil. At the start of the book, Jevons sets the stage for a critical examination of societal views on progress fostered by scientific advancements. He highlights the profound changes in civilization in the last fifty years, underlining a general sense of optimism that pervades society, suggesting a belief in a continuous movement toward improvement. Within this context, he raises the question of whether this optimism is justified and explores the potential consequences of the evolutionary perspective on humanity's moral framework. Jevons's inquiry leads to a deeper investigation into the interplay between evolution and ethics, setting the tone for a rich philosophical discourse on the nature of existence and moral evolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Evolution B Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 740451 740460 2024-09-14T13:05:01.467907 2023-09-15T07:54:39.904177 text/html text/html 732041 2021-01-07T07:39:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 220118 2021-01-07T07:39:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 281507 2024-09-14T13:05:15.445978 application/epub+zip 288921 2024-09-14T13:05:04.398843 application/epub+zip 288921 2024-09-14T13:05:02.692904 application/epub+zip 535478 2024-09-14T13:05:21.981777 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488455 2024-09-14T13:05:13.991920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488559 2022-09-16T04:21:50.922975 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 603382 2024-09-14T13:04:59.181933 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 603500 2021-01-07T07:39:57 text/plain; charset=utf-8 201866 2021-01-07T07:39:57 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 603184 2021-01-07T07:39:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 201445 2021-01-07T07:39:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 603244 2021-01-07T07:39:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 201358 2021-01-07T07:39:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21895 2024-09-14T13:05:22.178872 application/rdf+xml 11247 2024-09-14T13:05:03.298870 image/jpeg 2964 2024-09-14T13:05:03.077889 image/jpeg 262529 2024-09-14T13:05:01.520889 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