Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 206 Kingsley, Charles 1819 1875 Kingley, Charles Kingsley, C. (Charles) Phaethon: Loose Thoughts for Loose Thinkers Transcribed by David Price "Phaethon: Loose Thoughts for Loose Thinkers" by Charles Kingsley is a philosophical dialogue written during the mid-19th century. The text engages in discussions about truth, belief, and the nature of knowledge, primarily through the characters Phaethon, Alcibiades, and Socrates, who explore different philosophical ideas while fishing near a serene stream. At the start of the work, two friends, Templeton and the narrator, are engaged in fishing but quickly shift their focus to a recent discussion they had with an American professor named Windrush, who presented controversial viewpoints on spirituality and knowledge. Their musings reveal their discomfort with the professor's ideas, provoking a deeper inquiry into the nature of truth and belief. The characters engage in a dialectical examination of philosophical concepts, particularly distinguishing between objective and subjective truth, ultimately questioning the value of beliefs that do not align with an absolute understanding of reality. This initial exploration sets the stage for a rich intellectual discourse that challenges the reader to consider the essence of truth and its implications in human life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Religion Christianity Truth Dialogues PR Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics 131361 2025-08-05T06:13:16.149209 text/html 134194 2020-12-23T07:41:35 text/html 124783 2025-08-05T06:13:21.513155 application/epub+zip 125238 2025-08-05T06:13:18.832152 application/epub+zip 115430 2025-08-05T06:13:17.796172 application/epub+zip 267467 2025-08-05T06:13:23.438132 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258217 2025-08-05T06:13:20.918198 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165437 2022-09-05T11:18:56.066821 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120598 2025-08-05T06:13:15.817168 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 121762 2020-12-23T07:41:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18648 2025-08-05T06:13:23.628144 application/rdf+xml 15785 2025-08-05T06:13:18.295163 image/jpeg 3638 2025-08-05T06:13:18.046173 image/jpeg 47035 2020-12-23T07:41:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 45788 2020-12-23T07:41:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 123355 2025-08-05T06:13:16.162178 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia