Arthur James Balfour (1848–1930)

Auteur de Theism and Humanism : The Book that Influenced C. S. Lewis

14+ oeuvres 101 utilisateurs 2 critiques

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Arthur James Balfour British Prime Minister, 1902-1905 President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1904 Author of the Balfour Declaration that created the State of Israel

Comprend les noms: Arthur Balfour, Arthur James Balfour, Sir Arthur James Balfour, Earl Arthur James Balfour, Arthur James Balfour Balfour, Arthur James Balfour Balfour, Right Hon. Arthur James Balfour, Arthur James First Earl of Balfour, Earl of Arthur James Balfour Balfour, Earl of Arthur James Balfour Balfour, Arthur James Balfour, Earl of Balfour, Arthur James Balfour Balfour (Earl of)

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Œuvres de Arthur James Balfour

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Theism and Humanism : The Book that Influenced C. S. Lewis (1915) 52 exemplaires

The Foundations of Belief (1895) 11 exemplaires

A defence of philosophic doubt : being an essay on the foundations of belief (2007) 8 exemplaires

The Letters of Arthur Balfour and Lady Elcho: 1883-1917 (1992) 6 exemplaires

Chapters of Autobiography (1930) 5 exemplaires

Theism and Thought-a Study in Familiar Beliefs 4 exemplaires

Speeches on Zionism, 4 exemplaires

Essays, speculative and political 3 exemplaires

Decadence: Henry Sidgwick Memorial Lecture (1908) (2009) 2 exemplaires

Arthur James Balfour as philosopher and thinker (2011) 2 exemplaires

The Religion of Humanity: An Address at the Church Congress, Manchester, 1888 1 exemplaire

Opinions and argument from speeches and addresses of the Earl of Balfour, K.G., O.M., F.R.S. 1910-1927 1 exemplaire

Retrospect, an Unfinished Autobiography, 1848-1886 (2008) 1 exemplaire

Balfour"," Viviani and Joffre; their speeches and other public utterances in America 1 exemplaire

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Nom légal: Balfour, Arthur James, 1st Earl of Balfour
Date de naissance: 1848-07-25
Date de décès: 1930-03-19
Lieu de sépulture: Whittingehame, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
Sexe: male
Nationalité: England
UK
Lieu de naissance: Whittingehame, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
Lieu du décès: Woking, Surrey, England, UK
Lieux de résidence: Woking, Surrey, England, UK
Études: University of Cambridge (Trinity College)
Grange preparatory school, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire
Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England, UK
Professions: politician (Conservative Party)
Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (1874-1922|Conservative)
United Kingdom President of the Local Government Board (1885-1886|Conservative)
United Kingdom Secretary for Scotland (1886-1887|Conservative)
United Kingdom Chief Secretary for Ireland (1887-1891|Conservative)
United Kingdom First Lord of the Treasury (1891-1892|Conservative) (tout afficher 17)
Leader of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom (1891-1892|Conservative)
United Kingdom Lord Privy Seal (1902-1903|Conservative)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1902-1905|Conservative)
Leader of the Opposition (1905-1911)
United Kingdom First Lord of the Admiralty (1915-1916|Conservative)
United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1916-1919|Conservative)
Lord President of the Council of the United Kingdom (1919-1922|Conservative)
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United Kingdom First Lord of the Treasury (1895-1905|Conservative)
Leader of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom (1895-1905|Conservative)
Lord President of the Council of the United Kingdom (1925-1929|Conservative)
Relations: Sidgwick, Eleanor Mildred (sister)
Sidgwick, Henry (brother-in-law)
Balfour, Gerald William (brother)
Balfour, Betty (sister-in-law)
Wellington, Duke of (godfather)
Balfour, Francis M. (brother) (tout afficher 8)
Countess of Wemyss, Mary (friend)
Dugdale, Blanche (niece)
Organisations: The Souls
Conservative Party
Prix et distinctions: Fellow of the Royal Society
Knight of the Garter
Order of Merit
Privy Councillor

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Theism and humanism, being the Gifford lectures… par Earl of Arthur James Balfour Balfour

The argument put forth is basically it is impossible that beauty (the arts) and/or morality have evolved as a result of selection. These ideas do nothing to advance the fitness of a species, so natural selection would not develop them. And, If these ideas come as the result of the random happenstance of atoms they can be nothing more than meaningless. They must have had causation.

This book is recommended by C.S.Lewis in, "Is Theology Poetry?", as a book too little read. Lewis covers the same basic material in the first 5 chapters of "Miracles", but does perhaps a bit better job.… (plus d'informations)

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