Explore how science and faith intersect to explain a personal Creator and the forces that shape our universe.
This thoughtful work argues that understanding the world requires combining experience with a deeper philosophy that goes beyond sense alone. It traces how knowledge of creation arises from both observable phenomena and a rational belief in a purposeful order behind nature. This edition lays out a broad program: to examine how space, time, force, and life fit together, and to argue that reason can recognize a personal, absolute Creator. It surveys classic questions in philosophy of mind and nature, then builds a framework where physical facts point to a larger, spiritual explanation without sacrificing rigorous analysis.
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Excerpt from Creator and Creation, or the Knowledge in the Reason of God and His Work There must be some point from whence the Universe may be observed, and the self-consistent whole be fully comprehended. To a spiritual discernment from that point the Universe will be known as a Cosmos of order and beauty, and such comprehensive knowing will be true wisdom. Intelligences from lower positions may be urging their way upward towards this point of vision, and may be esteemed wise proportioned to their elevation; but the impulse which, from any stair, urges to a higher, is, at least, a love of wisdom; and so the spirit of true philosophy may be taking any step from the lowest, to the highest. But the wisdom here loved and sought must be more than a mere apprehension of facts, even the comprehension of facts in their essential unity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the theory that we can only comprehend the world through the perspective of our own experiences and cannot truly know the external world as it is. The author contends that our knowledge is limited to the elements given in conscious experience and that we cannot go beyond what is given to us in sensation. The book systematically dissects the prevailing theories of knowledge, exposing their limitations and arguing for the superiority of the author's own theory. Ultimately, the author concludes that we must rely on faith to transcend the limits of our knowledge and to believe in the existence of things that we cannot directly experience. This book offers a fresh perspective on the nature of knowledge and is sure to provoke thoughtful discussion among readers interested in philosophy and epistemology. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781330880371_0
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