Description
'The Contingency of the Laws of Nature' by Emile Boutroux delves into the concept of harmony and unity in the living world, contrasting it with the isolation and division in the inorganic world. It explores the power of consciousness in uniting psychic powers and the will in ruling over the body and passions. Society is portrayed as a moral hierarchy that extends the power of man. The book discusses the impact of isolation on inner and outer freedom, highlighting the importance of pursuing higher ideals. It questions the applicability of spontaneity to beings without consciousness and emphasizes the pursuit of individual ideals in nature. The principles of physiology, physics, and mathematics are shown to have aesthetic origins, suggesting a deeper meaning behind logical and causal relationships. The idea of necessity is linked to moral and aesthetic laws, reflecting divine perfection and the pursuit of the ideal. The book concludes with a discussion on habit, spontaneity, and the potential for beings to unite with their ideal to achieve perfection.
Details
Publisher - HardPress Limited
Language - English
Perfect Bound
Contributors
By author
Emile Boutroux
Published Date - 2013-06-23
ISBN - 9781314510959
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm
Page Count - 220
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