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Natural Laws; Or, The Infallible Criterion - Softcover

Joachim Kaspary

 
9780371709184: Natural Laws; Or, The Infallible Criterion

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Natural Laws; Or, The Infallible Criterion by Joachim Kaspary. Natural Laws presents a sweeping program for a secular, cosmically grounded morality rooted in the observation of nature. Kaspary argues that Nature is the source and organizer of all existence, and that Natural Laws constitute an infallible criterion by which to judge thoughts, desires, and actions. He advances a framework of Humanitarian philosophy in which the God of Nature rewards intelligence and benevolence and corrects ignorance and selfishness through the regular operations of natural laws, including birth, death, and a form of future-life progression. The text rejects miracles, priestcraft, and revealed religion, insisting that ethics and knowledge arise from nature rather than revelation. It critiques J. S. Mill and his utilitarian program, contending that true wisdom comes from aligning life with natural laws. Kaspary imagines a world governed by Humanitarian principles: a cosmopolitan republic, cooperative economy, and universal education to eradicate superstition and oppression. The work is a dense, polemical manifesto for transforming religion, philosophy, and governance toward a rational, natural order.

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