An Essay on Creation: Comprehending the Beginning, Course, and End of Time (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Joseph W. McEwen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0365178713 ISBN 13: 9780365178712

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Exploring life, time, and the laws of nature from a thoughtful, historical perspective.

This volume surveys how light, heat, moisture, and motion might interact to spark life, develop organisms, and shape the cosmos. Grounded in natural philosophy, it invites readers to consider a broad, causal view of creation and the fate of life.

This edition presents a sequence of chapters that connect cosmic beginnings to earthly life, minerals, and moral philosophy. It offers a disciplined, reasoned approach to understanding life’s origins and the forces that sustain it, without relying on myth in place of evidence.

• How the book grounds life’s origin in the interplay of sun, water, and atmospheric processes.
• Discussions of life development, germination, and the commingling of counterpart germs.
• Connections between physical science concepts and moral philosophy about how we live.
• Thoughtful reflections on death, vitality, and the pursuit of a meaningful, law‑abiding life.

Ideal for readers of philosophical science, natural philosophy, and those curious about early arguments linking science and spirituality.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0365178713
• ISBN 13: 9780365178712
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 92