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Fictions of certitude : science, faith, and the search for meaning, 1840-1920 / John S. Haller Jr.

Author/creator Haller, John S., Jr., 1940- author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2020]
Description305 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Religion and science--History --19th century.
Religion and science--History --20th century.
Faith and reason--History --19th century.
Faith and reason--History --20th century.
Intellectuals--Biography.
Contents Positivism : Auguste Comte -- Assent : John Henry Newman -- The unknown : Herbert Spencer -- Higher intelligence : Alfred Russel Wallace -- Agnosticism : Thomas Henry Huxley -- Cosmic theism : John Fiske -- Will to believe : William James -- Telesis : Lester Frank Ward -- Entheism : Paul Carus -- Roads not taken.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2019036831
ISBN9780817320539 hardcover
ISBN0817320539 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book

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