In hmolscience, George Stokes (1819-1903) was an Irish-born English physical scientist, generally known for his work in fluid dynamics, noted for his 1869 British Association address on the nature of organic, artificial compounds, chemical affinity, and mechanics in respect to the problem of life and mind arising from “dead matter” and his followup 1893 Gifford Lectures turned book Natural Theology, on the same subject wherein he argues for what he terms “directionalism” as an alternative to materialism to explain life and will. [1]
References
1. (a) Stokes, George. (1869). “Title” (Ѻ), Presidential Address, British Association.
(b) Stewart, Balfour and Tait, Peter G. (1875). The Unseen Universe: or Physical Speculations on a Future State (§235). Macmillan.
(c) Stokes, George. (1893). Natural Theology (dead matter, 3+ pgs). A. and C. Black.
External links
● Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet – Wikipedia.