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Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (9 September O.S. 28 August] 1828 - 20 November O.S. 7 November] 1910), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. He received multiple nominations for Nobel... Read Full Overview

On the Significance of Science and Art is a classic philosophy text by Leo Tolstoy that features Tolstoy's unique take on the subjects of art and science. Count Lev Tolstoy, usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest... Read Full Overview

On the Significance of Science and Art is a classic philosophical text by Leo Tolstoy that examines literature, art and science.

Extract: CHAPTER I. . . . [169] The justification of all persons who have freed themselves from toil is now founded on experimental, positive science. The scientific theory is as follows:- "For the study of the laws of life of human societies, there exists but one indubitable... Read Full Overview

""On The Significance Of Science And Art"" is a collection of essays by the renowned Russian author, Leo Tolstoy. In this book, Tolstoy explores the relationship between science and art, and their significance in human life. He argues that science and art are both essential for... Read Full Overview

Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (9 September O.S. 28 August] 1828 - 20 November O.S. 7 November] 1910), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. He received multiple nominations for Nobel... Read Full Overview

Book Excerpt: ...it is only necessary for him to display intelligence, --one man in the military service, another in the judicial, another on the violin. There have been many and varied expressions of human wisdom, and these phenomena were known to the men of the nineteenth century... Read Full Overview

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On The Significance Of Science And Art is a collection of essays written by the renowned Russian author, Leo Tolstoy. The book explores the relationship between science and art, and their significance in human life. Tolstoy argues that while science seeks to understand the material... Read Full Overview

Leo Tolstoy was one of the most gifted novelists of all time. He created the masterpieces War and Peace, and Anna Karenina, but he wrote hundreds of other books, stories, and essays. In the middle of his life, he underwent a spiritual transformation and became an ardent pacifist... Read Full Overview

Not long ago, their reigned in the learned, cultivated world, a moral philosophy, according to which it appeared that every thing which exists is reasonable; that there is no such thing as evil or good; and that it is unnecessary for man to war against evil, but that it is... Read Full Overview

The justification of all persons who have freed themselves from toil is now founded on experimental, positive science. The scientific theory is as follows: - "For the study of the laws of life of human societies, there exists but one indubitable method, -the positive, experimental,... Read Full Overview

""On The Significance Of Science And Art"" is a collection of essays written by the renowned Russian author Leo Tolstoy. In these essays, Tolstoy explores the relationship between science and art, and their respective roles in human society. He argues that while science is concerned... Read Full Overview