Can life be explained entirely as matter in motion? Rolleston, an Irish poet and scholar, takes the question through three fields: biology, where he weighs mechanism against vitalism; ethics, where he examines free will and determinism; and art, where he asks what creative work reveals about the mind. In each he finds the same pattern.
A thoughtful Edwardian essay in the philosophy of life, for readers interested in science and meaning. Download the free EPUB.