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Huxley Address in Liverpool on Spontaneous Generation
A Liverpool audience heard Mr Huxley discuss spontaneous generation, linking his lecture to The Physical Basis of Life. The reviewer praises clarity in presenting facts while faulting speculative drift, noting Huxley’s aim to solidify physical science against pure speculation and to reform education away from antiquity toward natural science. The piece critiques his metaphysical tendencies and notes the tension between faith and science in his thought.
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Huxley
British Association
Liverpool
Descartes
Professor Huxley
Brewster
Faraday
London
Lord Bounder