Method and results : Essays / by Thomas H. Huxley
1901, Fourth Edition. London : Macmillan. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Item #446790
Physical description; viii, 430 pages ; 19 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references. Contents; Autobiography.--On the advisableness of improving natural knowledge <1866>--The progress of science <1887>--On the physical basis of life <1868>--On Descartes' "Discourse touching the method of using one's reason rightly and of seeking scientific truth" <1870>--On the hypothesis that animals are automata, and its history <1874>--Administrative nihilism <1871>--On the natural inequality of men <1890>--Natural rights and political rights <1890>--Government: anarchy or regimentation <1890>. Subjects; Huxley, Thomas Henry 1825-1895. Descartes, René 1596-1650 Addresses, essays, lectures. Science. Political science. Politics, Practical. Biology. Sciences (philosophy).
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