Life and Matter: A Criticism of Professor Haeckel's "Riddle of the Universe"

In "Life and Matter: A Criticism of Professor Haeckel's 'Riddle of the Universe,'" Oliver Sir Lodge meticulously engages with the philosophical and scientific implications posed by Ernst Haeckel's work. Lodge's prose is characterized by clarity and rigor, as he employs a methodical critique that weaves together strands of metaphysics, biology, and physics. The book positions itself within the late...