Project Gutenberg 2013-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 135 Knight, Sherwood Sweet 1876 10027210 Human Life The habitat of man -- The length of time during which man has existed -- The physical limitations of existence -- The purpose of life -- Knowledge and education -- Religion and ethics -- Love -- Problems of the future. Produced by eagkw, Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Human Life" by Sherwood Sweet Knight is a philosophical treatise written in the early 20th century. This work explores the intricate concepts of human existence, touching on topics such as the physical limitations of life, the purpose of existence, and the role of knowledge and education. The text engages deeply with geological and astronomical theories to contextualize humanity within the broader cosmos, enabling reflections on mankind's place and significance in the universe. At the start of the book, the author introduces the idea that studying humanity is intertwined with understanding the environment and Earth itself. He posits that our perception of man's importance is significantly influenced by advancements in science and our evolving understanding of nature. The opening chapters delve into the relationship between humanity and the earth's phenomena, linking historical time scales to human existence while hinting at the philosophical implications of our place in a cosmos vastly larger than life itself. Through detailed arguments regarding geological eras and the evidence of human life, Knight sets the stage for examining the implications of these findings on our understanding of life's purpose and our responsibilities in the grand scheme of existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43618/43618-h/images/frontcover.jpg Reading ease score: 43.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Human beings Life BD Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics 256930 2025-07-17T13:40:36.821561 text/html 238103 2024-10-23T18:19:43 text/html 209310 2025-07-17T13:40:41.000543 application/epub+zip 210848 2025-07-17T13:40:37.752561 application/epub+zip 165980 2025-07-17T13:40:37.295569 application/epub+zip 289209 2025-07-17T13:40:43.614584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263065 2025-07-17T13:40:40.342582 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217508 2022-09-19T20:55:27.014082 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227330 2023-09-19T06:07:07.494924 text/plain 207543 2024-10-23T18:19:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16336 2025-07-17T13:40:43.748515 application/rdf+xml 11442 2025-07-17T13:40:37.378551 image/jpeg 1798 2025-07-17T13:40:37.340581 image/jpeg 196151 2025-07-17T13:40:36.846542 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