American Addresses, with a Lecture on the Study of Biology by Thomas Henry Huxley
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"American Addresses, with a Lecture on the Study of Biology" by Thomas Henry Huxley is a collection of scientific lectures and addresses written in the late 19th century. The work covers topics related to evolution, nature, biology, and the historical understanding of living organisms, reflecting Huxley’s influential perspectives on science and its methodologies. It aims to provide a clear understanding of evolutionary hypotheses and the evidence supporting them, making complex scientific ideas
accessible to a broader audience. The opening of the book begins with a thought-provoking exploration of the relationship between humanity and nature. Huxley posits that man, despite being a mere point in the vastness of the universe, possesses the unique capacity for thought, allowing for the conceptualization of the natural order. He introduces three hypotheses about the history of nature: the eternity of present conditions, the idea of sudden creation, and the concept of evolution. Huxley emphasizes the significance of forming clear definitions of these hypotheses and the necessity for rigorous evidence to support any claims about the past, setting the tone for a critical examination of evolutionary theory throughout the subsequent lectures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 03024198 |
| Title | American Addresses, with a Lecture on the Study of Biology |
| Contents | I. Three lectures on evolution: I. The three hypotheses respecting the history of nature. II. The hypothesis of evolution. The neutral and the favourable evidence. III. The demonstrative evidence of evolution -- II. An address on the occasion of the opening of the Johns Hopkins university (Baltimore, September 12, 1876) -- III. A lecture on the study of biology, in connection with the loan collection of scientific apparatus (South Kensington museum, December 16, 1876). |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Clare Boothby, Jeremy Weatherford, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 44.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | QH: Science: Natural history |
| Subject | Evolution |
| Subject | Johns Hopkins University |
| Subject | Biology -- Study and teaching |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 16136 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-16136-5 |
| Release Date | Jun 26, 2005 |
| Last Update | Dec 11, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 698 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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