Lay Sermons

Name: Lay Sermons
Author: Thomas Henry Huxley

by Thomas Henry Huxley

Essays examining science, religion, morality and natural philosophy

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Thomas Henry Huxley

Darwin's most ferocious public defender, known as 'Darwin's Bulldog,' Huxley won the famous Oxford debate against Bishop Wilberforce. He coined the word 'agnostic.' His essays on science and culture helped establish science as a respectable intellectual pursuit.

More by Thomas Henry Huxley

Man's Place in NatureEssay establishing humanity's place within nature through evolutionary biology
Essays upon Some Controverted QuestionsEssays addressing scientific controversies of the Victorian era
Evolution and EthicsArgues that ethics evolved from natural causes but transcends biological origins
Science and EducationEssays promoting science education and its value to human civilization
Evidence as to Man's Place in NatureScientific demonstration of humanity's evolutionary relationship to primates
Lay Sermons, Addresses and ReviewsEssays on science, religion, morality and natural philosophy for general readers