Project Gutenberg 2022-05-08 Public domain in the USA. 182 Cobbe, Frances Power 1822 1904 Nostradamus, Merlin The Peak in Darien, With Some Other Inquiries Touching Concerns of the Soul and the Body An Octave of Essays $aUnited States :$bGeo. H. Ellis,$c1882. Magnanimous atheism -- Hygeiolatry -- Pessimism and one of its professors -- Zoophily -- Sacrificial medicine -- The fitness of women for the ministry of religion -- The house on the shore of eternity -- The peak in Darien: the riddle of death. Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Peak in Darien, With Some Other Inquiries Touching Concerns of the Soul" by Frances Power Cobbe is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century. The work explores profound philosophical questions regarding faith, ethics, the nature of the soul, and the human condition, critically engaging with contemporary debates on atheism, morality, and the afterlife. Cobbe addresses a range of topics, including the potential for reason to support a moral life without religious belief, and she emphasizes the importance of honest and moral living amidst existential uncertainties. The opening of this collection provides insight into the author's motivations and thematic intentions. Cobbe contrasts her past work aimed at young women with this volume intended for a more mature audience facing darker societal issues. She outlines her exploration of whether secular ideologies, like agnosticism and atheism, can serve as legitimate foundations for virtue, arguing against the notion that life without belief in immortality is inherently noble. Cobbe articulates her skepticism about contemporary claims of moral superiority among atheists and agnostics, while revealing her belief that the concept of a God and a fulfilling afterlife serves as a significant motivator for moral actions. The reader is invited to reflect on these enduring moral questions while beckoning them to observe personal experiences that could illuminate the mysteries of life and death. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/peakindarienocta00cobbrich/page/n7/mode/2up 20201124071934cobbe 1882 US Reading ease score: 54.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Christianity Death -- Religious aspects -- Christianity Medicine -- Religious aspects -- Christianity Women in Christianity BR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 404564 2025-07-27T05:37:11.606036 text/html 380517 2024-10-18T21:41:50 text/html 517722 2025-07-27T05:37:18.388090 application/epub+zip 517388 2025-07-27T05:37:13.264025 application/epub+zip 316517 2025-07-27T05:37:12.320053 application/epub+zip 1060751 2025-07-27T05:37:22.257000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1030541 2025-07-27T05:37:17.652038 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 914048 2022-09-30T16:09:21.794483 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360553 2025-07-27T05:37:11.108055 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 340330 2024-10-18T21:41:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18327 2025-07-27T05:37:22.409970 application/rdf+xml 12473 2025-07-27T05:37:12.640060 image/jpeg 1305 2025-07-27T05:37:12.479020 image/jpeg 1102799 2025-07-27T05:37:11.649042 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