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An Agnostic's Apology: And Other Essays (Cambridge Library Collection - Philosophy)
An Agnostic's Apology And Other Essays - Cambridge Library Collection - Philosophy
Author: Leslie Stephen
The term 'agnostic' was probably coined by T. H. Huxley during a speech to the Metaphysical Society in 1869. From the Greek 'agnostos', 'unknown', it was derived from St Paul's mention of an Athenian altar inscribed 'to the unknown god'. With these overtones of ancient philosophy, agnosticism became the tag of an emergent school of thought which...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781108047555
ISBN-10: 1108047556
Publication Date: 6/28/2012
Pages: 394
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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