Project Gutenberg 2013-06-17 Public domain in the USA. 672 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 Reading ease score: 41.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Soul Religion and science Evolution Monism B Text Category: Science - Biology Category: Philosophy & Ethics 815375 2025-08-17T10:28:22.433731 text/html 799767 2024-10-23T16:28:44 text/html 361762 2025-08-17T10:28:31.664678 application/epub+zip 369232 2025-08-17T10:28:23.991699 application/epub+zip 358912 2025-08-17T10:28:23.187718 application/epub+zip 607806 2025-08-17T10:28:37.609638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 532225 2025-08-17T10:28:30.630691 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 516029 2022-09-19T15:38:01.054127 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 715780 2025-08-17T10:28:21.316729 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 695845 2024-10-23T16:28:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18464 2025-08-17T10:28:37.770652 application/rdf+xml 14418 2025-08-17T10:28:23.306706 image/jpeg 2605 2025-08-17T10:28:23.247709 image/jpeg 334531 2025-08-17T10:28:22.507713 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 de.wikipedia en.wikipedia