Project Gutenberg 2009-12-23 Public domain in the USA. 93 Carpenter, Stephen H. (Stephen Haskins) 1831 1878 The Philosophy of Evolution Together With a Preliminary Essay on The Metaphysical Basis of Science Produced by David Edwards, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Philosophy of Evolution" by Stephen H. Carpenter is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. This thoughtful work explores the intersection of metaphysics and the principles of evolution, arguing for a rational basis in understanding the nature of knowledge and intellectual processes. The text posits that human thought and the unfolding of natural phenomena follow analogous laws, thus bridging the gap between material existence and metaphysical contemplation. In this book, Carpenter discusses the necessary conditions for rational thought and emphasizes the importance of laws governing intellectual processes. He argues that knowledge evolves in a systematic manner, transitioning from generic ideas to specific instances, and asserts that this intellectual evolution is mirrored in the physical world. Through a detailed analysis, Carpenter concludes that the emergence of complex life forms arises not merely from chance but through deliberate, rational laws that operate under the guidance of a supreme intelligence, thus presenting evolution as a logical manifestation of divine thought reaching its highest expression in humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 45.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Science Evolution AS LA Text Category: Science - Biology Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 95265 2025-07-12T13:16:07.253117 text/html 92469 2009-12-23T09:55:34 text/html 103663 2025-07-12T13:16:11.865572 application/epub+zip 102266 2025-07-12T13:16:09.695090 application/epub+zip 90577 2025-07-12T13:16:08.695093 application/epub+zip 197287 2025-07-12T13:16:13.527573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185895 2025-07-12T13:16:11.281572 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173199 2022-09-14T08:04:26.844928 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 86774 2025-07-12T13:16:07.014094 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 86730 2009-12-23T09:55:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19487 2025-07-12T13:16:13.646613 application/rdf+xml 11313 2025-07-12T13:16:09.178085 image/jpeg 2959 2025-07-12T13:16:08.935086 image/jpeg 30452 2009-12-23T09:55:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 28859 2009-12-23T09:55:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 99784 2025-07-12T13:16:07.263106 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