Product Description
In The Abolition of Man (1944), C. S. Lewis called for a “regenerate science” that would “not explain away” when it explained and “remember the whole” when it treated the parts. This introduction to natural history responds to Lewis’ call by instilling in the beginning student of biology a love for the beauty and intelligibility of the animal kingdom through the eyes of the classical naturalists. The writers whose works are presented here, including John James Audubon and Jean-Henri Fabre, were some of the greatest observational biologists of all time. They remain useful guides, for the advances in biological science that have happened since they wrote cannot invalidate our first-hand experience of organisms as unified living beings.
The Nature’s Beautiful Order set includes a text book, Student Guide and Teacher Guide.
Reviews
“The selections from the Classical naturalists in Nature’s Beautiful Order combine rigorous biological thought and the accessibility of a light-hearted style. Who could ask for more to engage a middle-school reader?” – James Barham, Pd.D. | Editor, TheBestSchools.org
“With Nature’s Beautiful Order, Christopher O. Blum and John A. Cuddeback have restored the scientific and empirical study of nature to its true foundation and returned wonder to its proper place in the study of living things.” – Michael Hanby, Pd.D. | Associate Professor of Religion and Philosophy Science | Pontifical John Paul II Institute
Christopher O. Blum (B.A. Biology / Ph.D. History & Philosophy of Science) is Professor of History & Philosophy at the Augustine Institute. John A. Cuddeback (Ph.D. Philosophy) is Professor of Philosophy at Christendom College. Both are long-time students of Aristotle and avid outdoorsmen, gardeners, and naturalists.
kings5queens3 (verified owner) –
This has a text, a workbook to answer questions and a teacher guide (answer book). It is packed with information. By all means, these science sets are tops. As I wrote in a few more reviews, my child reads the book and uses the teacher guide to help her answer the questions. She wants more.