"The Peak in Darien, With Some Other Inquiries Touching Concerns of the Soul" by Frances Power Cobbe is a series of thoughtfully composed essays from the late 1800s that wrestle with difficult philosophical issues about what we believe, how we know what is right and wrong, what happens to us after we die, and what it means to be human. Confronting ideas that were being discussed at the time, like atheism and morality, Cobbe explores if it’s possible to be a good person without religious faith, stresses being honest even when life is confusing, and questions whether people without religion are really more moral than religious people. She invites readers to think about whether believing in a God and an afterlife motivates us to be good. Cobbe hopes to uncover enduring moral questions while encouraging readers to contemplate possible truths about life and death.
The Peak in Darien, With Some Other Inquiries Touching Concerns of the Soul and the Body An Octave of Essays
By Frances Power Cobbe
Embark on a quest to discover virtue in a world of uncertainty, where the existence of God and the afterlife are questioned, and living a morally upright life is presented as the ultimate challenge.
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About the AuthorFrances Power Cobbe was an Anglo-Irish writer, philosopher, religious thinker, social reformer, anti-vivisection activist and leading women's suffrage campaigner. She founded a number of animal advocacy groups, including the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) in 1875 and the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) in 1898, and was a member of the executive council of the London National Society for Women's Suffrage.
Frances Power Cobbe was an Anglo-Irish writer, philosopher, religious thinker, social reformer, anti-vivisection activist and leading women's suffrage campaigner. She founded a number of animal advocacy groups, including the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) in 1875 and the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) in 1898, and was a member of the executive council of the London National Society for Women's Suffrage.
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