Saints and Revolutionaries
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Saints and Revolutionaries is a non-fiction work by the writer and philosopher Olaf Stapledon, published by Heinemann in 1939.
The book was part of the I Believe series, an initiative whereby leading British intellectuals of the day could pursue an argument pertinent to the times. Stapledon's friend Naomi Mitchison also contributed a volume to the series, as did J. D. Beresford, whose 1911 novel The Hampdenshire Wonder was an inspiration for Stapledon's own novel, Odd John.
Overview[]
Stapledon's book pursues themes familiar to readers of his science fiction – the universe and humanity's place in it, both personally and as a species. He argues that humanity is undergoing a period of rapid change and that our beliefs, and the nature of belief itself, are changing.
Contents[]
- To-day
- Saints, and Pacifism
- Sceptics, and Morality
- Revolutionaries, and Metaphysics
- Mainly Speculation
Relation to Stapledon's other works[]
To an extent, the themes and preoccupations of Saints and Revolutionaries can be said to be present in most of Stapledon's fiction and philosophy.[citation needed] However, the posthumously-published Nebula Maker is closest in theme, as its two main protagonists embody these two roles.
- Philosophy books
- Works by Olaf Stapledon
- 1939 non-fiction books
- Heinemann (publisher) books
- Philosophy book stubs