Date of Award

4-1936

Degree Type

Bachelors Essay

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Department

Philosophy

First Advisor

Clarence F. Whitford

Abstract

A problem that had always interested philosophers and scientists was the problem of life; in spite of the development of knowledge during the past centuries, men were apparently not advancing in a very noticeable degree beyond the explanation of Aristotle in regard to this leading issue. Men had always recognized the difference between living and non-living matter; but were not agreed as to the difference of differences. In trying to find the true difference many questions were asked on each side by students of living and non-living matter. The student of life asked: What were its characteristic revelations? What were its chief forms? What was the inner nature of the source of vital activity? Such were among the chief questions which presented themselves with regard to this subject. Suppose it was granted that living matter had always come from living matter, which was indeed the scientific creed of the day, where did living matter come from?

Comments

A Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the College of Liberal Arts, Marquette University, in Partial Fulfillment of the Require­ments for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts.

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