Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work
- Downloads
- Under 100
- Pages
- 230
About this book
Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work is by P. Chalmers Mitchell. The preface says the volume is in no sense an intimate or authorised biography of Huxley, but simply an outline of the external features of his life. The preface also names an account of his contributions to biology, to educational and social problems, and to philosophy and metaphysics.
The text says that in 1842 Huxley and his elder brother, James, applied for free scholarships at Charing Cross Hospital. A first-person account says the book came out and the writer's friend had a forecast that was completely justified. The text gives two principles, agnosticism in thought, the refusal to accept any ideas or principles except on sufficient evidence, and positivism in action, to act promptly in definite and known directions for definite and known objects.
About the author
More from this genre
See all- L Life and HabitLife and Habit
- E Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe IndiansEthnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians
- O Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms and How to Distinguish ThemOur Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms and How to Distinguish Them
- I Indian BirdsIndian Birds
- I The InsectThe Insect
- F Fruits of the Hawaiian IslandsFruits of the Hawaiian Islands
Discussion
No comments yet. Share a thought, a question or a favourite passage.
Copyright concern? Read our DMCA policy
Read or download
Public domain book This work is in the public domain and free of copyright. Anyone may read, download and share it.
- PDF 2.9 MB
- EPUB 1.1 MB
Downloads start right away. How to open EPUB on your phone
Book facts
- Author
- P. Chalmers Mitchell
- Pages
- 230
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Biology
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online