Man and his Dwelling Place An Essay towards the Interpretation of Nature [Paperback]

An ambitious and wide-ranging treatise on the human condition, from the same year as the Origin of Species.Man and His Dwelling Place, published in 1859, was far ahead of its time and provides important insights into the intellectual background to Darwins work. Addressing the human condition in the light of the conflict between science and religion, Hinton argues passionately for a bolder spirit of enquiry.Man and His Dwelling Place, published in 1859, was far ahead of its time and provides important insights into the intellectual background to Darwins work. Addressing the human condition in the light of the conflict between science and religion, Hinton argues passionately for a bolder spirit of enquiry.History remembers James Hinton as a successful surgeon and author of books and articles on physiology and ethics. A gifted thinker and communicator, Hinton was well placed to address the relationship between science and religion in an age when the two were pitted against each other. First published in 1859, the same year as the Origin of Species, Man and His Dwelling Place takes an ambitiously broad view of the human condition, addressing difficult topics from science, religion, philosophy and ethics. Hinton's arguments against outdated ways of thinking and his approach to human nature were revolutionary, and he took pains to address readers' doubts in a series of question-and-answer dialogues at the end of the book. Hinton's impassioned plea for a bolder spirit of enquiry to better interpret human existence assures this book an important place in the history of science and the understanding of Darwin's intellectual context.Introduction; Part I. Of Science: 1. The works of Science; 2. The laws of Nature; 3. The illustration from Astronomy; 4. Of Knowing; 5. Of Being. Part II. Of Philosophy: 1. Of Man; 2. Of the World; 3. Of Idealism; 4. Of Scepticism; 5. Of Positivism; 6. Of Mysticism; 7. Of Negation; Part III. Of Religion: 1. Of Death; 2. Of Life; 3. Of Damnation;ls"