Primary
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Science, Religion, John Tyndall

For Students 9th - 10th
Radio-program transcript of Irish-born Victorian physicist John Tyndall's ideas of the intersection of science and religion.
eBook
Other

Bertrand Russell Society: Bertrand Russell's Writings

For Students 9th - 10th
Lists several dozen links to hypertext versions of Russell's writings on the Internet. Most of these writings represent his social and metaphysical philosophy, not logic.
Primary
Boston College

Boston College: Joseph Burstyn, Inc. V. Wilson (1952)

For Students 9th - 10th
Full-text edition of the entire decision in the Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson case.
Activity
Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Matthew Arnold

For Students 9th - 10th
This Victorian Web site features links to documents about the life, works, and times of the poet and critic Matthew Arnold (1821-1888). Content ranges from the genre, themes, and imagery found in his literary works, to a biography,...
Website
Internet Infidels

Secular Web: H. J. Blackham: What Is Agnosticism?

For Students 9th - 10th
A paper written in 1981 by British humanist Blackham reviews the major philosophical foundations of agnosticism.
Handout
Victorian Web

Brown University: Victorian Web: Religion: Agnosticism

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the origins of the terms agnostic and agnosticism.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Agnosticism

For Students 9th - 10th
Article from open-source encyclopedia Wikipedia on agnosticism, its historical precedents, and philosophical proponents.
Website
Other

Jeremiah Project: Monotheism

For Students 9th - 10th
General information on monotheism, the religious view of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Also defines agnosticism, rationalism, pragmatism, monism, henotheism. liberalism (modernism), pantheism (naturalism), and atheism.
Handout
Other

Page of Reason: What Is Atheism? What Is Agnosticism? [From Webster's ]

For Students 9th - 10th
Side-by-side comparison of atheism versus agnosticism, as defined by Webster's.
Website
Other

Interdisciplinary Encyclopedia of Religion and Science: Agnosticism

For Students 9th - 10th
Scholarly article on agnosticism explains its philosophical underpinnings, Kant's thinking on the subject, and the Catholic viewpoint.
Handout
New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Idealism

For Students 9th - 10th
This scholarly encyclopedia defines idealism and describes key elements of idealistic thought. Included are Platonism, nominalism, agnosticism, and Kantian philosophy. Please note that "The Catholic Encyclopedia" is a historic reference...
Website
Internet Infidels

The Essence of Agnosticism

For Students 9th - 10th
This site cites two quotes from T.H. Huxley, which are then analyzed. Describes the implicit epistemology of agnosticism and distinguishes it from a metaphysical position.
Handout
Stanford University

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Atheism and Agnosticism

For Students 9th - 10th
Article explains the philosophical differences between atheism and agnosticism.