Accepting the universe

About this eBook

Author

Burroughs, John, 1837-1921

Title

Accepting the universe : Essays in naturalism

Original Publication

New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1920.

Credits

Tim Lindell, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

QH: Science: Natural history

Subject

Natural history -- Philosophy

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 78230

Release Date

March 17, 2026

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.ACCEPTING THE UNIVERSE
3. 3.Untitled
4. 4.Untitled
5. 5.Untitled
6. 6.Untitled
7. 7.PREFACE
8. 8.CONTENTS
9. 9.Untitled
10. 10.I SHALL WE ACCEPT THE UNIVERSE? — I — II — III
11. 11.II MANIFOLD NATURE
12. 12.III EACH FOR ITS OWN SAKE
13. 13.IV THE UNIVERSAL BENEFICENCE
14. 14.V THE GOOD DEVILS — I — II — III — IV — V — VI — VII
15. 15.VI THE NATURAL PROVIDENCE — I — II — III — IV — V
16. 16.VII THE FAITH OF A NATURALIST — I — II — III — IV
17. 17.VIII A FALLACY MADE IN GERMANY
18. 18.IX THE PRICE OF DEVELOPMENT — I — II — III — IV
19. 19.X TOOTH AND CLAW — I — II
20. 20.XI MEN AND TREES
21. 21.XII THE PROBLEM OF EVIL — I — II
22. 22.XIII HORIZON LINES — I. THE ORIGIN OF LIFE — II. THE LIVING AND NON-LIVING WORLDS — III. THE ORGANIZING TENDENCY — IV. SCIENCE AND MYSTICISM — V. IS THERE DESIGN IN NATURE? — VI. OUR IMPARTIAL MOTHER — VII. BAFFLING TRUTHS — VIII. SENSE CONTRADICTIONS — IX. MAN A PART OF NATURE — X. THE FITTEST TO SURVIVE — XI. THE POWER OF CHOICE — XII. ILLUSIONS — XIII. IS NATURE SUICIDAL? — XIV. THE PERSISTENCE OF ENERGY
23. 23.XIV SOUNDINGS — I. THE GREAT MYSTERY — II. THE NATURAL ORDER — III. LOGIC AND RELIGIOUS BELIEFS — IV. A CHIP FROM THE OLD BLOCK — V. A PERSONAL GOD — VI. THE ETERNAL — VII. AN IMPARTIAL DEITY — VIII. FINITE AND INFINITE — IX. THE INSOLUBLE — X. PAYING THE DEBT — XI. DEATH — XII. HEAVEN AND EARTH — XIII. THINKING AND ACTING — XIV. THE TIDE OF LIFE — XV. FAITH FOUNDED UPON A ROCK
24. 24.XV THE POET OF THE COSMOS
25. 25.Untitled
26. 26.Untitled

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