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Originally published in 1987. The Origins of Agnosticism provides a reinterpretation of agnosticism and its relationship to science. Professor Lightman examines the epistemological basis of agnostics' learned ignorance, studying their core claim that "God is unknowable." To address this question, he reconstructs the theory of knowledge posited by Thomas Henry Huxley and his network of agnostics. In doing so, Lightman argues that agnosticism was constructed on an epistemological foundation laid by Christian thought. In addition to undermining the continuity in the intellectual history of religious thought, Lightman exposes the religious origins of agnosticism.
Bernard Lightman is a professor of the history of science at York University. He specializes in the relationship between science and unbelief in the Victorian era, and he is a former president of the History of Science Society.
Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction. The Power of Modern Agnosticism Chapter 1. The Agnostic Conundrum Chapter 2. Mansel and the Kantian Tradition Chapter 3. Herbert Spencer and the Worship of the UnknowableChapter 4. Disillusionment with and Attack on Orthodoxy Chapter 5. Religion, Theology, and the Church Agnostic Chapter 6. The New Natural Theology and the Holy Trinity of AgnosticismConclusion. The Tragedy of Agnosticism Abbreviations NotesBibliography Index