Thornton, an economist and friend of John Stuart Mill, turns critic of his friend’s philosophy. He argues against utilitarianism, questions the claims of a scientific history, examines Hume as a metaphysician, takes issue with Huxley and the scientific atheism of the day, and closes by asking how far the existence of God can be demonstrated.
A thoughtful 1873 contribution to the great Victorian argument over science, morality and belief. Download the free EPUB.