The Destiny of Man: Viewed in the Light of his Origin

In 1884, American historian and philosopher John Fiske published The Destiny of Man, which discussed humanity's origin, destiny and place in the universe. A leading populariser of Darwin's theory in the United States and influenced by Herbert Spencer, Fiske considers views of human progres...

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1. Verfasser: Fiske, John (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1884
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge library collection. Religion
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Zusammenfassung:In 1884, American historian and philosopher John Fiske published The Destiny of Man, which discussed humanity's origin, destiny and place in the universe. A leading populariser of Darwin's theory in the United States and influenced by Herbert Spencer, Fiske considers views of human progress via evolutionary social change and the harmony between science and religion. The Destiny of Man is composed of sixteen chapters that anticipate philosophical questions from a typical non-scientific audience: the origins of atheism, the shifting hierarchal positions of humanity through history as proposed by Copernicus and later by Darwin, human brain size, and the 'dawning of consciousness' as a result of the growth and development of moral sentiment and inventiveness through natural selection. Interestingly, at the end of the book, Fiske discusses the historical power relationships of ruling governments and predicts that as humans evolve and become more civilised, war will eventually end
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Beschreibung:1 online resource (128 pages)
ISBN:9780511695032
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511695032

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