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John Fiske

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
John Fiske 1842-1901, American philosopher and historian, b. Hartford, Conn. Born Edmund Fisk Green, he changed his name in 1855 to John Fisk, adding the final e in 1860. He opened a law practice in Boston but soon turned to writing. A wide reader, he had been an enthusiastic follower of Herbert Spencer while in college, and the first part of his life was given mainly to popularizing Spencerian evolution. He tried to reconcile orthodox religious beliefs with science, both on the lecture platform and in such books as Outlines of Cosmic Philosophy (1874, repr. 1969), Darwinism and Other... Read more
John Fiske
John Fiske John Fiske (1842-1901), American philosopher and...best book on Fiske is Milton Berman, John Fiske: The Evolution of a Popularizer (1961...Spencer Clark, The Life and Letters of John Fiske (2 vols., 1917), is not as critical... Read more
Fiske, John
Fiske, John (1744–97) naval officer and merchant seaman, born in Salem, Massachusetts. Fiske led numerous successful expeditions against enemy shipping as part of a small provincial (later state) navy established by the... Read more

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