AGNOSTICISM

ăgnŏsˈtĭsĭzəm, form of skepticism that holds that the existence of God cannot be logically proved or disproved. Among prominent agnostics have been Auguste Comte, Herbert Spencer, and T. H. Huxley (who coined the word agnostic in 1869). Immanuel Kant was an agnostic who argued that belief in divinity can rest only on faith. Agnosticism is not to be confused with atheism, which asserts that there is no God.

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Agnosticism
Book by Robert Flint; William Blackwood and Sons, 1903
Subjects: Agnosticism
II. NOT EQUIVALENT TO KNOW-NOTHINGISM 44 - 48 Agnosticism and doctrine of nescience 44 - 47 Agnosticism only a special theory of nescience 47 - 48 III. AGNOSTICISM NOT NECESSARILY ATHEISM. DR BITHELLS POSITION 48 - 51 Agnosticism...
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Naturalism and Agnosticism: The Gifford Lectures Delivered before the University of Aberdeen in the Years 1896-1898 - Vol. 2
Book by James Ward; A. & C. Black, 1903
Subjects: Agnosticism, Natural Theology, Religion And Science--1860-1899
...speculations of Spinoza, while its agnosticism is borrowed from Hume and Humes successors...second result now becomes apparent. Agnosticism proves a treacherous ally even for...which agnostic monism may lead. The agnosticism,
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Naturalism and Agnosticism: The Gifford Lectures Delivered before the University of Aberdeen in the Years 1896-1898
Book by James Ward; Macmillan Company, 1899
Subjects: Agnosticism, Monism, Natural Theology, Religion And Science--1860-1899
...speculations of Spinoza, while its agnosticism is borrowed from Hume and Humes successors...second result now becomes apparent. Agnosticism proves a treacherous ally even for...which agnostic monism may lead. The agnosticism,
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Philosophy & Atheism: In Defense of Atheism
Book by Kai Nielsen; Prometheus Books, 1985
Subjects: Agnosticism, Atheism, Religion
...standard but more circumscribed sense of "agnosticism" that William James had in mind when...his essay " The Will to Believe " that agnosticism was the worst thing that "ever came...Jamess value judgment, we shall construe agnosticism in this rather more typical manner...
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Infidels and Heretics: An Agnostic's Anthology
Book by Clarence Darrow, Wallace Rice; Stratford, 1929
Subjects: Agnosticism
...carried the idea further, saying, "By Agnosticism I understand a theory of things which...being of God is unknown. But the term Agnosticism is frequently used in a widely different...adequately summed up by Webster under "Agnosticism," as follows: "1. The doctrine...
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The Political Agnosticism of Free and Open Source Software and the Inadvertent Politics of Contrast
Journal article by Gabriella Coleman; Anthropological Quarterly, Vol. 77, 2004
Subjects: Agnosticism, Anthropology, Intellectual property, Open source software, Politics
The Political Agnosticism of Free and Open Source Software...nonetheless, I argue that the political agnosticism of FOSS shapes the expressive life...that I refer to here as "political agnosticism." The purported political neutrality...
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Ray, Matthew Alun. Subjectivity and Irreligion: Atheism and Agnosticism in Kant, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche
Journal article by Brian Harding; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 59, 2005
Subjects: Subjectivity and Irreligion: Atheism and Agnosticism in Kant, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche (Book)
...Matthew Alun. Subjectivity and Irreligion: Atheism and Agnosticism in Kant, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche. by Brian Harding...Matthew Alun. Subjectivity and Irreligion: Atheism and Agnosticism in Kant, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche. Burlington...
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Sensible Agnosticism: An Updated Approach to Domain-Name Trademark Infringement
Journal article by Shiveh Roxana Reed; Duke Law Journal, Vol. 61, 2011
Subjects: Domain names--Intellectual property, Trademark infringement--Laws, regulations and rules, Trademark licenses--Laws, regulations and rules, Trademark licensing--Laws, regulations and rules
Sensible Agnosticism: An Updated Approach to Domain...it presents a theory of "sensible agnosticism" toward online consumer expectations...AN UPDATED FRAMEWORK: SENSIBLE AGNOSTICISM As courts struggle with domain-name...
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Agnosticism and Faith: Reflections on Meaning and Method in Teaching
Journal article by Dixie McGinty; The Educational Forum, Vol. 70, 2006
Subjects: College professors, Higher education, Learning, Professional development
Agnosticism and Faith: Reflections on Meaning and Method in Teaching by Dixie McGinty I am a pedagogical agnostic. Like the religious agnostic...
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A Kernel of Doubt
Journal article by J. Goody; Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 2, 1996
Subjects: Agnosticism--Analysis, Belief and doubt--Analysis, Skepticism--Analysis
...own attitude was expressed by the term agnosticism, which he first used in 1869 at a meeting...century. McCosh (1884) compared the agnosticism of Hume and Huxley, Ward (1899) devoted...almost purely Western view of the topic. Agnosticism stands apart from atheism, which asserts...
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Shermer's Agnosticism: a Philosophical Examination
Magazine article by Shawn Dawson; Skeptic, Vol. 8, 2000
Subjects: Agnosticism, Creationism, Evolution, God, Literary criticism, Religion, Science, Shermer, Michael
Shermers Agnosticism: a Philosophical Examination by Shawn...he presents a challenging case for agnosticism in which he advances substantially...make a case for being agnostic about agnosticism It would seem best to begin with an...
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Enchanted Agnosticism
Magazine article by Kirk J. Schneider; Tikkun, Vol. 18, July 2003
Subjects: Agnosticism, Alternatives, Ethics, Faith, Religion
Enchanted Agnosticism by Kirk J. Schneider Lets face it: with regard to faith and...which have the world in a vise-grip; I call it "enchanted agnosticism." Agnosticism has a long and many-layered history. In recent times it has...
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Can Agnosticism Improve American Public Life?
Magazine article by Richard Kezirian; Free Inquiry, Vol. 21, Fall 2001
Subjects: Agnosticism--Political aspects, Presidents--Religious aspects, Religion and politics--Analysis, Scandals--Religious aspects
Can Agnosticism Improve American Public Life by Richard Kezirian There is a deeper...most ethical. Until the American public faces up to the fact that agnosticism is an equally sincere answer to the great religious question of our...
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Beyond Agnosticism: Robert Ilson Is Unconcerned by Religious Dilemmas, but Still Enjoys the Odd Liturgy
Magazine article by Robert Ilson; New Statesman, Vol. 137, June 2, 2008
Subjects: Agnosticism--Analysis, God--Evaluation, God--Omnipresence, Presence of God--Evaluation, Religion--Social aspects, Religious beliefs--Social aspects
Beyond Agnosticism: Robert Ilson Is Unconcerned by Religious Dilemmas, but Still Enjoys the Odd Liturgy. by Robert Ilson With respect to Gods existence...
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Gould V. Huxley Agnosticism
Magazine article by William H. Young; Skeptic, Vol. 7, 1999
Gould V. Huxley Agnosticism by William H. Young It was nice to see the Thomas Huxley observation...and self-correction in both areas" Huxley wrote in 1889 ("Agnosticism and Christianity" The Nineteenth Century, 25:937-8): This...
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George Eliot and 'The Jewish Question'
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, June 2, 2009
Subjects: Himmelfarb, Gertrude
...The evangelical flame of her adolescence had burned down to agnosticism; as she explained in a letter to her heartsick father...swallow up those small, principled emancipations. Perhaps her agnosticism was tempered finally by the intimation that goodness without...
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Among the Unbelievers
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 4, 1998
...perspective, realize that the true believer is flirting with agnosticism. Another of the presidents most forceful advocates, Rep. Barney Frank, has already admitted his agnosticism. "I certainly think the President should tell the truth...
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Defending Sacred Ground; Sept. 11 Survivors Have Right to Free Speech, Too
Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), August 10, 2010
Subjects: Freedom of religion--Laws, regulations and rules, Freedom of speech--Laws, regulations and rules
...considerations surrounding the proposed religious use. That is unacceptable and a flagrant betrayal of the very religious agnosticism on the part of government that Mr. Bloomberg claims to embrace. Second, this issue, as the mayor stated, is as much...
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It's How We Spend the Money That Counts; with Barack Obama Being Saluted as the {Lsquo}first Global President' Tweed Daily News Reader DAVE BURDON Sees Benefits for All in the Fallout from the Global Economic Crisis. Your View Is Your Space on Friday
Newspaper article; Tweed Daily News (Tweed Heads, Australia), November 7, 2008
Subjects: Financial crises
...cycle that does not repeat the obvious failings of the last one that was created by capitalism, communism, religion and agnosticism. Throwing money into economies without the understanding, and then the application, of global thinking will only perpetuate...
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Bacolod City - Negros
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, April 17, 2011
Subjects: African Americans
...visitors opt to soak up the atmosphere inside, which youre more than welcome to do at mass time. I decided I would put my agnosticism aside and have a peek. I had barely taken a step into San Sebastian Cathedral, when I heard the preacher condemning contraceptives...
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encyclopedia articles on: Agnosticism  - 6 results

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Agnosticism
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
AGNOSTICISM agnos tisiz m, form of skepticism that holds that the existence of...agnostic who argued that belief in divinity can rest only on faith. Agnosticism is not to be confused with atheism , which asserts that there is no...
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Protagoras
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...a time in Athens, where he was a friend of Pericles and knew Socrates, but was forced to flee because of his professed agnosticism. Protagoras was the author of the famous saying, "Man is the measure of all things." He held that each man is the standard...
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Atheism
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...ATHEISM a the-iz m, denial of the existence of God or gods and of any supernatural existence, to be distinguished from agnosticism , which holds that the existence cannot be proved. The term atheism has been used as an accusation against all who attack...
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Skepticism
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...assumptions about the self, substance, and causality. The skeptical aspect of Immanuel Kants philosophy is exemplified by his agnosticism ; his antinomies of reason demonstrate that certain problems are insoluble by reason. To some degree skepticism manifests...
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Huxley, Thomas Henry
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...to become an influential scientific publicist and was the principal exponent of Darwinism in England. An agnostic (see agnosticism ), he doubted all things not immediately open to logical analysis and scientific verification. He held up truth as an ideal...
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