The Old Riddle and the Newest Answer
by John Gerard
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About This Book
Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1904. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. If it is multi vo Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. 360 The old riddle, and t...
Chapters (44)
- THE OLD RIDDLE AND THE NEWEST ANSWER
- PREFACE
- PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
- PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION
- CONTENTS
- I
- TO BEGIN AT THE BEGINNING
- II
- REASON AND SCIENCE
- III
- "EVOLUTION"
- IV
- "THE LAW OF EVOLUTION"
- V
- WHAT IS A "LAW OF NATURE"?
- VI
- "THE LAW OF SUBSTANCE"
- VII
- "THE SEVEN ENIGMAS"
- VIII
- MATTER AND MOTION
- IX
- THE PROBLEM OF LIFE
- X
- ANIMAL AND MAN
- XI
- THE ORDER OF NATURE
- XII
- PURPOSE AND CHANCE
- XIII
- MONISM
- XIV
- ORGANIC EVOLUTION
- XV
- DARWINISM
- XVI
- THE FACTS OF EVOLUTION
- XVII
- "AUDI ALTERAM PARTEM"
- XVIII
- TO SUM UP
- APPENDIX
- INDEX
- FOOTNOTES:
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