John Fiske (1) (1842–1901)
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John Fiske was born in Hartford, Connecticut on March 30, 1842. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1865, he opened a law practice in Boston but soon turned to writing. His career as an author began in 1861, with an article on "Mr. Buckle's Fallacies," published in the National Quarterly vis mere Review. Since that time he had been a frequent contributor to American and British periodicals. Early in his career Fiske also achieved popularity as a lecturer on history and in his later life was occupied mostly with that field. In 1869 to 1871 he was University lecturer on philosophy at Harvard, in 1870 an instructor in history there, and in 1872 to 1879, assistant librarian. On resigning as librarian in 1879, he was elected as a member of the board of overseers, and at the end of the six year term, was reelected in 1885. Since 1881 he had lectured annually on American history at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, and since 1884 had held a professorship of American history there. He lectured on American history at University College, London, in 1879, and at the Royal institution of Great Britain in 1880. A large part of his life had been devoted to the study of history; but at an early age, inquiries into the nature of human evolution led him to carefully study the doctrine of evolution, and it was of this popularization of European evolutionary theory that the public first knew him. Fiske's historical writings include The Critical Period of American History, 1783-1789, The Beginnings of New England, The American Revolution, The Discovery of America, Old Virginia and Her Neighbors, Dutch and Quaker Colonies in America, The Mississippi Valley in the Civil War, and New France and New England. John Fiske died in 1901. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
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Værker af John Fiske
Myths and Myth-Makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology (1873) 97 eksemplarer
The Beginnings of New England, Or the Puritan Theocracy in Its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty (1889) 79 eksemplarer
The Discovery of America, With Some Account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest (1892) 39 eksemplarer
Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins (1890) 24 eksemplarer
Outlines of Cosmic Philosophy, based on the doctrine of Evolution, with criticisms on the Positive Philosophy (1902) 6 eksemplarer
Studies In Religion: Being The Destiny Of Man; The Idea Of God; Through Nature To God; Life Everlasting (1902) (2007) 4 eksemplarer
Edward Livingston Youmans: Interpreter of Science for the People: A Sketch of His Life, with selections from his… (1894) 3 eksemplarer
Colonization of the New World 2 eksemplarer
UNPUBLISHED ORATIONS The Discovery of the Columbia River, and the Whitman Controversy (1972) 2 eksemplarer
John Fiskes Misccelaneous Writings 2 eksemplarer
How the United States became a nation 1 eksemplar
The miscellaneous writings of John Fiske, with many portraits of illustrious philosophers, scientists, and other men of… (1902) 1 eksemplar
Essays: Historical and Literary, Volume II 1 eksemplar
The presidents of the United States 1789-1914 1 eksemplar
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- Andre navne
- Green, Edmund Fiske (birth name
- Fødselsdato
- 1842-03-30
- Dødsdag
- 1901-07-04
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Fødested
- Hartford, Connecticut, USA
- Bopæl
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Uddannelse
- Harvard College
Harvard Law School - Erhverv
- philosopher
historian - Organisationer
- Harvard University
Metaphysical Club
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition from 1900. A very good copy with owner bookplate. Maps with Union and Confederate positions in color
The author presents prescient views on Cosmology, applying Darwinian evolutionary theories to explain the existence of things, seen and unseen. Fiske finds "no conflict" between Religion and Science, and anticipates Whiteheadian "Process Theology". He is a gentleman of grace and Unitarian Universalist reality.
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