Science, Philosophy and Religion

Abstract

THE papers contained in the present volume were prepared for a conference held in New York during September 9–11, 1940, the subject of the conference being “Science, Philosophy and Religion in their Relation to the Democratic Way of Life”. Those who initiated the conference maintain that “civilization itself is threatened by the rise of totalitarian systems based on various anti-scientific, anti-philosophic, and anti-religious dogmas”. They state—it is perhaps a hope rather than a conviction—that “our common background gives us a broad basis for a united, democratic American way of life”. “This way of life must be based ultimately on the religious principle of the Fatherhood of God and the worth and dignity of Man when regarded as a child of God”. The conference after its meeting appointed a committee to meet representatives of the Press: this committee overcame the temptations of humility and pronounced the papers submitted to be “contributions of unusual merit to American learning”. Further meetings are planned to take place in 1941 and 1942. Science, Philosophy and Religion A Symposium. Pp. ix + 443. New York: Conference on Science, Philosophy and Religion, 1941.) 1.50 dollars.