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University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Science, Religion, John Tyndall

For Students 9th - 10th
Radio-program transcript of Irish-born Victorian physicist John Tyndall's ideas of the intersection of science and religion.
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eBook
Other

Bertrand Russell Society: Bertrand Russell's Writings

For Students 9th - 10th
Lists several dozen links to hypertext versions of Russell's writings on the Internet. Most of these writings represent his social and metaphysical philosophy, not logic.
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Primary
Boston College

Boston College: Joseph Burstyn, Inc. V. Wilson (1952)

For Students 9th - 10th
Full-text edition of the entire decision in the Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson case.
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Activity
Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Matthew Arnold

For Students 9th - 10th
This Victorian Web site features links to documents about the life, works, and times of the poet and critic Matthew Arnold (1821-1888). Content ranges from the genre, themes, and imagery found in his literary works, to a biography,...
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Website
Internet Infidels

Secular Web: H. J. Blackham: What Is Agnosticism?

For Students 9th - 10th
A paper written in 1981 by British humanist Blackham reviews the major philosophical foundations of agnosticism.
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Handout
Victorian Web

Brown University: Victorian Web: Religion: Agnosticism

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the origins of the terms agnostic and agnosticism.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Agnosticism

For Students 9th - 10th
Article from open-source encyclopedia Wikipedia on agnosticism, its historical precedents, and philosophical proponents.
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Website
Other

Jeremiah Project: Monotheism

For Students 9th - 10th
General information on monotheism, the religious view of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Also defines agnosticism, rationalism, pragmatism, monism, henotheism. liberalism (modernism), pantheism (naturalism), and atheism.
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Handout
Other

Page of Reason: What Is Atheism? What Is Agnosticism? [From Webster's ]

For Students 9th - 10th
Side-by-side comparison of atheism versus agnosticism, as defined by Webster's.
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Website
Other

Interdisciplinary Encyclopedia of Religion and Science: Agnosticism

For Students 9th - 10th
Scholarly article on agnosticism explains its philosophical underpinnings, Kant's thinking on the subject, and the Catholic viewpoint.
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Handout
New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Idealism

For Students 9th - 10th
This scholarly encyclopedia defines idealism and describes key elements of idealistic thought. Included are Platonism, nominalism, agnosticism, and Kantian philosophy. Please note that "The Catholic Encyclopedia" is a historic reference...
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Website
Internet Infidels

The Essence of Agnosticism

For Students 9th - 10th
This site cites two quotes from T.H. Huxley, which are then analyzed. Describes the implicit epistemology of agnosticism and distinguishes it from a metaphysical position.
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Handout
Stanford University

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Atheism and Agnosticism

For Students 9th - 10th
Article explains the philosophical differences between atheism and agnosticism.