Lay Sermons Addresses And Reviews
Huxley's collection of essays and addresses on science, education, and society, using historical reflection as a springboard to discuss the importance of natural knowledge and scientific understanding for human progress and the alleviation of suffering.
15 Chapters
Table of Contents
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A PREFATORY LETTER.
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I. ON THE ADVISABLENESS OF IMPROVING NATURAL KNOWLEDGE.
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II. EMANCIPATION--BLACK AND WHITE.
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III. A LIBERAL EDUCATION: AND WHERE TO FIND IT.
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IV. SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION: NOTES OF AN AFTER-DINNER SPEECH.
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V. ON THE EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF THE NATURAL HISTORY SCIENCES.
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VI. ON THE STUDY OF ZOOLOGY.
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VII. ON THE PHYSICAL BASIS OF LIFE.
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VIII. THE SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF POSITIVISM.
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IX. ON A PIECE OF CHALK. A LECTURE TO WORKING MEN.
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X. GEOLOGICAL CONTEMPORANEITY AND PERSISTENT TYPES OF LIFE.
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XI. GEOLOGICAL REFORM.
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XII. THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES.
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XIII. CRITICISMS ON |THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES.|
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XIV. ON DESCARTES' |DISCOURSE TOUCHING THE METHOD OF USING ONE'S REASON RIGHTLY AND OF SEEKING SCIENTIFIC TRUTH.|