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< Back to Introduction In 1874 the Harvard philosopher John Fiske published his magnum opus, Outlines of Cosmic Philosophy, in which he set out to explain the far-reaching significance of Darwin’s and Herbert Spencer’s evolutionary theories. He…
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- … < Back to Introduction In 1874 the Harvard philosopher John Fiske published his magnum …
- … was incapable of comprehending the ‘Absolute’ of God. Fiske’s ‘cosmic philosophy’ embodied ‘a phase …
- … are reconciled’. Despite this rejection of atheism, Fiske’s all-encompassing philosophy incurred the …
- … cartoon by the famous Thomas Nast, entitled ‘Professor John Fisk [sic] flys the evolution kite in …
- … tousled curly hair. A spoof quotation from the book parodies Fiske’s longwinded exegesis of …
- … Darwin is shown holding the end of a kite string, and Fiske prepares to toss the kite itself skyward …
- … distance is hanging onto Darwin’s (coat) tail. Fiske made several visits to Europe in …
- … in 1879 and 1880. When Cosmic Philosophy appeared in 1874, Fiske sent Darwin a copy, but …
- … an ordeal to the recipient. Darwin’s letter of thanks to Fiske was characteristically kind and …
- … convince me’. However, this very qualified appreciation of Fiske’s book seemingly did not disappoint …
- … of eulogy from the most critical of reviews’. Fiske’s boundless admiration for Darwin – but …
- … to its vulgarity in so degrading Spencer and Darwin, Fiske’s ready response was: “Yes, but remember …
- … mind generally towards the doctrine of Evolution in 1874-1875. I like to keep this design before me …
- … bottom right) date of creation September 1874 computer-readable date 1874-09 …
- … and bibliography The Daily Graphic 5: 474 (12 Sept. 1874), front page. John Fiske, Outlines …
- … and New York: Houghton, Mifflin, and London: Macmillan, 1874); there were many subsequent editions. …
- … letters to Fiske about Outlines : DCP-LETT- 9706 (3 Nov. [1874]) and DCP-LETT- 9749 (8 Dec. [1874 …
- … (10 June 1879) and DCP-LETT-12606 (14 May [1880]). John Spencer Clark, The Life and Letters of …
