A Most Eminent Victorian: Thomas Henry Huxley

Huxley coined the word agnostic to describe his own philosophical framework in part to distinguish himself from materialists, atheists, and positivists. In this paper I will elaborate on exactly what Huxley meant by agnosticism by discussing his views on the distinctions he drew between philosophy a...

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Main Author: Sherrie Lyons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Universitaires de la Méditerranée 2013-04-01
Series:Cahiers Victoriens et Edouardiens
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/cve/526