Nemesis divina
Carl Linnaeus · 1968
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"Linnaeus' mature theodicy, his attempt to reconcile the suffering and evil of the world with the omnipotence and goodness of God, is presented in a condensed form in the final editions of his Systema Naturae (1758/68). In this compendium of our knowledge of the three great realms of organic nature, he outlines the significance of the sub-conscious, social awareness and theological orientation in the spiritual life of man, and indicates how fate, fortune, and Providence interrelate within his conception of the Deity." "In the Nemesis Divina this general undertaking is developed into an 'experimental theology', which is exactly analogous to Linnaeus' work in the natural sciences, in that it involves the collecting and classifying of concrete and carefully described case-studies."--BOOK JACKET.
First sentence: Linnaeus' contemporaries were well aware that the roots of his contributions to natural history lay in something more than a rigorous empiricism and an effective taxonomy.
Book details
- Year
- 1968
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- University Press of America
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 192
- ISBN
- 9780761823940
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