The Ethics of Belief and Other Essays
It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anythingupon insufficient evidence. -- W. K. CliffordThe above forthright assertion of mathematician and educator W. K. Clifford (1845-1879) in his famous essay The Ethics of Belief drew an immediate response from Victorian-era critics, who took issue with his reasoned and brilliantly presented attack on beliefs not founded on fair inquiry. An advocate of evolutionary theory, Clifford recognized that working hypotheses and assumptions are necessary for belief formation and that testing and assessing one's beliefs in light of new evidence strengthens those worthy of being held. The Eth…
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- ISBN: 978-1-57392-691-1
- EAN: 9781573926911
- Produktnummer: 19336099
- Verlag: Prometheus Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
- Seitenangabe: 140 S.
- Masse: H32.1 cm x B13.7 cm x D1.0 cm 183 g
- Gewicht: 183
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William Kingdon Clifford (1845-1879) was a British mathematician and philosopher. Clifford was educated at University College London, King’s College London, and Trinity College. Considered one of the greatest minds of the nineteenth century on account of his work in geometric algebra, Clifford is also hugely respected for his philosophical writing. He is the author of The Ethics of Belief, Elements of Dynamic, Seeing and Thinking, and On the Space-Theory of Matter, which many consider a stepping-stone to Einstein's General Theory of Relativity.
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