Project Gutenberg 2013-06-17 Public domain in the USA. 281 Haeckel, Ernst 1834 1919 Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August McCabe, Joseph 1867 1955 McCabe, Antony Antony, Father Macabe, Joseph Die Welträthsel. English The Riddle of the Universe at the close of the nineteenth century Produced by Charlene Taylor, Paul Clark, Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Riddle of the Universe at the Close of the Nineteenth Century" by Ernst Haeckel is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work explores the intricate relationship between biology, philosophy, and the cosmos, presenting a comprehensive inquiry into the prevailing doubts and mysteries of existence as perceived in Haeckel's time. The book emphasizes the importance of empirical investigation and proposes a monistic philosophy that seeks to unify nature, science, and human understanding. The opening of the book unfolds with Haeckel's assertion of a significant transformation in knowledge and thought by the end of the 19th century. He portrays a duality in progress: while science has advanced tremendously, especially in revealing the workings of the universe and biological processes, societal, moral, and spiritual realms seem stagnant or regressive. Haeckel introduces the "world-riddles," a series of great enigmas regarding existence that challenge humanity’s understanding, and he outlines his philosophical stance that combines scientific observations with a monistic interpretation of nature. The reader is invited to contemplate elements like evolution, the nature of life, and humanity’s place within the broader context of the cosmos, framing the quest for answers as both a scientific and existential pursuit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42968/42968-h/images/illus_002.jpg file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42968/42968-h/images/cover.jpg en Soul Religion and science Evolution Monism B Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 815181 815190 2024-09-18T06:07:34.340765 2023-09-18T14:24:33.819423 text/html text/html 819647 2013-06-17T13:53:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 334961 2013-06-23T19:34:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 361509 2024-09-18T06:07:44.228723 application/epub+zip 369244 2024-09-18T06:07:35.951759 application/epub+zip 358914 2024-09-18T06:07:35.122792 application/epub+zip 607938 2024-09-18T06:07:50.771704 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 532251 2024-09-18T06:07:43.310741 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 516029 2022-09-19T15:38:01.054127 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 715879 715744 2024-09-18T06:07:32.921803 2023-09-18T14:24:32.405388 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 715550 2013-06-17T13:53:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 254343 2013-06-23T19:34:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 715739 2013-06-17T13:53:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 254176 2013-06-23T19:34:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22410 2024-09-18T06:07:50.935678 application/rdf+xml 14418 2024-09-18T06:07:35.261772 image/jpeg 2605 2024-09-18T06:07:35.191763 image/jpeg 334480 2024-09-18T06:07:34.406766 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 en.wikipedia de.wikipedia