The unseen world and other essays is a contemplative collection that examines profound philosophical questions about existence, the unseen aspects of the universe, and the relationship between science and religion. The essays explore humanity’s quest to understand its place in the cosmos, reflecting on how scientific progress and spiritual aspirations can coexist harmoniously. Fiske discusses the evolution of cosmic theories from ancient myths to modern scientific principles, emphasizing the principle of continuity as a bridge between past, present, and future knowledge. He argues that scientific hypotheses, while approximative, reveal a universe governed by consistent natural laws, supporting the idea of an infinite and orderly creator. The essays also delve into the ultimate fate of the cosmos and the philosophical implications of scientific discoveries for beliefs about the soul and eternity. Through eloquent argumentation, Fiske invites readers to reconcile empirical inquiry with spiritual reflection, offering a thoughtful perspective on the enduring mysteries of existence and the unseen world.
John Fiske was an American philosopher and historian. He was highly influenced by Herbert Spencer and incorporated Spencer's evolutionary principles into his own studies on languages, philosophy, religion, and history. John Fiske was born Edmund Fiske Green on March 30, 1842, in Hartford, Connecticut. He was the sole child of Edmund Brewster Green of Smyrna, Delaware, and Mary Fiske Bound of Middletown, Connecticut. His father edited newspapers in Hartford, New York City, and Panama before dying in 1852. His widow married Edwin W. Stoughton of New York in 1855. Edmund Fiske Green took the name of his maternal great-grandfather, John Fiske, when his mother married for the second time. From 1869 to 1871, he was a philosophy professor at Harvard, then a history instructor in 1870, and finally an assistant librarian from 1872 to 1879. Beginning in 1881, he spoke on American history at Washington University in St. Louis on an annual basis, and he became a professor of American history there in 1884, but he continued to live in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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