02167cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000340011324500480014726400510019530000470024633600260029333700260031933800360034550000310038150800310041252012270044353400450167065300130171565300170172865300100174565300140175585600430176999900170181211025UtSlPG20260610133250.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aKingsley, Charles,d1819-187510aPhaethon: Loose Thoughts for Loose Thinkers 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-02-01  aTranscribed by David Price  a"Phaethon: Loose Thoughts for Loose Thinkers" by Charles Kingsley is a philosophical dialogue written during the mid-19th century. The text engages in discussions about truth, belief, and the nature of knowledge, primarily through the characters Phaethon, Alcibiades, and Socrates, who explore different philosophical ideas while fishing near a serene stream.  At the start of the work, two friends, Templeton and the narrator, are engaged in fishing but quickly shift their focus to a recent discussion they had with an American professor named Windrush, who presented controversial viewpoints on spirituality and knowledge. Their musings reveal their discomfort with the professor's ideas, provoking a deeper inquiry into the nature of truth and belief. The characters engage in a dialectical examination of philosophical concepts, particularly distinguishing between objective and subjective truth, ultimately questioning the value of beliefs that do not align with an absolute understanding of reality. This initial exploration sets the stage for a rich intellectual discourse that challenges the reader to consider the essence of truth and its implications in human life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aReligion  aChristianity  aTruth  aDialogues40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11025  c52472d52472