Faith The Life Of Science - Softcover

Tayler Lewis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461762005 ISBN 13: 9780461762006

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Faith The Life Of Science: An Address Delivered Before The Pi Beta Phi Society Of Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., July, 1838 by Tayler Lewis. The address argues for the unity of science and religious faith, contending that genuine knowledge must engage the soul and its relation to truth, not merely yield practical utility. Lewis critiques the contemporary drift toward utilitarianism, urging scholars to pursue science for its intrinsic excellence and its capacity to illuminate moral and spiritual realities. Drawing on Aristotle, Plato, Cicero, and early Greek thought, he opposes a wholesale reduction of inquiry to the study of nature alone and warns against the elevation of utility over truth. He champions the a priori and the wonder that precedes induction as necessary catalysts for real discovery, arguing that hypotheses about forces, order, and the heavens are best grounded in a worldview that sees nature as subordinate to divine purposes. The talk also laments the entanglement of science with political and secular agendas, urging the literary and scientific communities to elevate learning by aligning it with faith, virtue, and the love of truth.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461762005
• ISBN 13: 9780461762006
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 50