Excerpt from The Physical Basis of Mind and Morals
I have tried to show in the following pages that there is no other meaning of these facts than that which we derive from phenomena; and that wisdom teaches us to waste no time In conjecture about so called ultimate reality. Our senses, however, do perceive these phenomena. Upon such knowledge alone can we base our lines of reason, memory and will. The rules of our personal and social lives must be derived from such knowledge as our brains can acquire from these phenomena. Dietzgen says there is' nothing behind phenomena except the universe. The latter being infinite can have no other infinite as its creator. Mankind persistently ignore the impor tance of the phenomena in a delusive desire to see what is behind and producing them. They look over the knowable, in an endeavor to see the unknowable; and supposing that to be a personality, like them selves, give it a subjective existence. The following pages give the author's argument for the futility of this process.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book examines the principles of evolution and their application to the human mind and morality. The author, a leading scientist of his time, draws on a wealth of evidence from biology, paleontology, and other fields to support his theory that the mind and moral sense are products of evolution. He argues that the human brain is not something fundamentally different from the brains of other animals, but rather a product of the same evolutionary processes that have shaped all life on Earth. He also explores the implications of this theory for our understanding of human nature and society, arguing that it provides a more realistic and humane basis for ethics and social policy. The book is a classic work of science and philosophy, and its insights remain relevant to this day. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781333178437_0
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