Project Gutenberg 2015-02-06 Public domain in the USA. 121 Slosson, Edwin E. (Edwin Emery) 1865 1929 Slosson, E. E. (Edwin Emery) Slosson, Edwin Emery Major Prophets of To-Day Major Prophets of Today Maurice Maeterlinck -- Henri Bergson -- Henri Poincaré -- Élie Metchnikoff -- Wilhelm Ostwald -- Ernst Haeckel. Produced by Kris Marissens and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.) "Major Prophets of To-Day" by Edwin E. Slosson is a literary collection written in the early 20th century. The book serves as an introduction to contemporary thinkers who have greatly influenced modern philosophical and scientific thought, providing insights into how their ideas shape human understanding and culture. Slosson aims to present these influential figures in a way that readers might appreciate and pursue for further exploration. The opening portion of the work consists of a preface and the first chapter, which introduces Mauricer Maeterlinck, a prominent playwright and philosopher. Slosson reflects on his exploration to meet various thinkers in their environments to understand their ideologies better. This chapter focuses on Maeterlinck and captures both a personal visit to his abode at the Abbey of St. Wandrille and the philosophical underpinnings of his works—particularly his views on life, nature, and the interplay between past and present. It paints a vivid picture of Maeterlinck's life, his artistic influences, and the deep connections between his literary themes and naturalism, establishing a foundation for further discussions about the influential figures who will follow in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Bergson, Henri, 1859-1941 Poincaré, Henri, 1854-1912 Maeterlinck, Maurice, 1862-1949 Metchnikoff, Elie, 1845-1916 Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932 Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919 CT Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics 465781 465783 2024-09-20T07:37:46.088343 2023-09-21T04:32:22.480123 text/html text/html 443341 2024-04-04T03:42:59 text/html 662749 2024-09-20T07:37:51.645326 application/epub+zip 668515 2024-09-20T07:37:46.875341 application/epub+zip 245585 2024-09-20T07:37:46.460336 application/epub+zip 787598 2024-09-20T07:37:55.545318 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 771734 2024-09-20T07:37:51.254317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349934 2022-09-21T20:07:00.820288 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440686 440700 2024-09-20T07:37:45.366351 2023-09-21T04:32:21.805110 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 420866 2024-04-04T04:35:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17507 2024-09-20T07:37:55.682285 application/rdf+xml 7615 2024-09-20T07:37:46.542351 image/jpeg 1775 2024-09-20T07:37:46.501332 image/jpeg 623531 2024-09-20T07:37:46.147332 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