Project Gutenberg 2010-12-19 Public domain in the USA. 212 Huxley, Thomas Henry 1825 1895 Huxley, T. H. (Thomas Henry) Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions The rise and progress of palæontology -- The interpreters of Genesis and the interpreters of nature -- Mr. Gladstone and Genesis -- Note on the proper sense of the "Mosaic" narrative of the creation -- The evolution of theology: an anthropological study -- Science and morals -- Scientific and pseudo-scientific realism -- Science and pseudo-science -- An Episcopal trilogy -- Agnosticism -- The value of witness to the miraculous -- Agnosticism: a rejoinder -- Agnosticism and Christianity -- The lights of the church and the light of science -- The keepers of the herd of swine -- Illustrations of Mr. Gladstone's controversial methods -- Hasisadra's adventure. Produced by Clare Boothby, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions" by Thomas Henry Huxley is a collection of essays that delve into various scientific and philosophical debates written in the late 19th century. The essays primarily explore the tensions between naturalism and supernaturalism, particularly in the context of religious doctrines and scientific understanding. Huxley's work is characterized by its polemical nature as he defends his views against criticisms while discussing the evolution of ideas over time. The opening of the collection provides an insightful prologue in which Huxley reflects on the contentious nature of the topics addressed in his essays. He acknowledges the historical struggle between naturalistic and supernatural interpretations of the world, emphasizing the necessity to confront these debates for the sake of truth and progress. He outlines the significance of the essays, which challenge long-held beliefs regarding creation and supernaturalism, while urging a rational inquiry into the nature of reality informed by scientific understanding. This sets a foundational tone for the ensuing essays which explore various aspects of biology, theology, and epistemology. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 47.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Science Q Text Browsing: Science - General Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Science - Biology Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 1187831 2025-06-14T08:17:01.449740 text/html 1187984 2010-12-19T15:43:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 416726 2010-12-19T15:43:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 523614 2025-06-14T08:17:21.447661 application/epub+zip 534999 2025-06-14T08:17:08.223693 application/epub+zip 508492 2025-06-14T08:17:05.313778 application/epub+zip 943875 2025-06-14T08:17:30.622137 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 854179 2025-06-14T08:17:18.845691 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 820079 2022-09-16T04:33:52.772930 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1050293 2025-06-14T08:16:59.558740 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1049791 2010-12-19T15:43:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 393971 2010-12-19T15:43:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1050026 2010-12-19T15:43:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 393617 2010-12-19T15:43:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20650 2025-06-14T08:17:30.788096 application/rdf+xml 16298 2025-06-14T08:17:05.947720 image/jpeg 3782 2025-06-14T08:17:05.631704 image/jpeg 503534 2025-06-14T08:17:01.550737 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