The Scientific Spirit of the Age, and Other Pleas and Discussions by Cobbe
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"The Scientific Spirit of the Age, and Other Pleas and Discussions" by Frances Power Cobbe is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century. The essays explore various topics related to the influence of science on society, education, morality, religion, and art. Cobbe critiques the overwhelming dominance of scientific thought and argues for the importance of emotional education, ethical considerations, and aesthetic appreciation in a rapidly changing world. The opening
portion of the collection begins with a preface where Cobbe sets the stage for her arguments, distinguishing between essays that present pleas and those that engage in discussions. She expresses concern about the overbearing influence of the scientific spirit on human life, lamenting that while scientific advancements have offered many benefits, they have also led to a loss of appreciation for art, emotion, and morality. Cobbe uses the example of the scientific community's engagement with moral issues to underscore her point, highlighting the potential dangers of a purely factual and analytical perspective that neglects the emotional and ethical dimensions of human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Cobbe, Frances Power, 1822-1904 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Scientific Spirit of the Age, and Other Pleas and Discussions |
| Contents | Preface -- The scientific spirit of the age -- The education of the emotions -- Progressive Judaism -- Thoughts about thinking -- To know, or not to know -- The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse. |
| Credits |
Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 46.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | AC: General Works: Collections, Series, Collected works, Pamphlets |
| Subject | Philosophy and religion |
| Subject | Science -- Moral and ethical aspects |
| Subject | Knowledge, Sociology of |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 64021 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-64021-1 |
| Release Date | Dec 12, 2020 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 505 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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