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100 1 _aCobbe, Frances Power,
_d1822-1904
245 1 4 _aThe Peak in Darien, With Some Other Inquiries Touching Concerns of the Soul and the Body :
_bAn Octave of Essays
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2022-05-08
505 0 _aMagnanimous atheism -- Hygeiolatry -- Pessimism and one of its professors -- Zoophily -- Sacrificial medicine -- The fitness of women for the ministry of religion -- The house on the shore of eternity -- The peak in Darien: the riddle of death.
508 _aTim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Peak in Darien, With Some Other Inquiries Touching Concerns of the Soul" by Frances Power Cobbe is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century. The work explores profound philosophical questions regarding faith, ethics, the nature of the soul, and the human condition, critically engaging with contemporary debates on atheism, morality, and the afterlife. Cobbe addresses a range of topics, including the potential for reason to support a moral life without religious belief, and she emphasizes the importance of honest and moral living amidst existential uncertainties. The opening of this collection provides insight into the author's motivations and thematic intentions. Cobbe contrasts her past work aimed at young women with this volume intended for a more mature audience facing darker societal issues. She outlines her exploration of whether secular ideologies, like agnosticism and atheism, can serve as legitimate foundations for virtue, arguing against the notion that life without belief in immortality is inherently noble. Cobbe articulates her skepticism about contemporary claims of moral superiority among atheists and agnostics, while revealing her belief that the concept of a God and a fulfilling afterlife serves as a significant motivator for moral actions. The reader is invited to reflect on these enduring moral questions while beckoning them to observe personal experiences that could illuminate the mysteries of life and death. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Geo. H. Ellis, 1882
653 _aChristianity
653 _aDeath -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
653 _aMedicine -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
653 _aWomen in Christianity
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/peakindarienocta00cobbrich/page/n7/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68018
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