Contents -- Chapter I. THE WORLD OF SIR THOMAS BROWNE -- I. The New and the Old in Browne -- II. His Relation to His Century -- III. Some of His Interests and Activities -- IV. The Aim and Scope of This Book -- Chapter II. FAITH AND REASON -- I. Browne's Religious Temperament -- II. Religious Liberalism in Seventeenth-Century England -- III. The Attitude of Faith in Browne -- IV. His Tolerance -- V. Extent of His Skepticism -- VI. His Ethical Enlightenment and Opposition to Fanaticism -- Chapter III. THE ART OF GOD -- I. Natural Philosophy in the Renaissance -- II. Browne's Philosophy of Nature in Religio Medici -- III. Providence and Fortune -- IV. Spirit and Matter -- V. Plastic Nature in Vulgar Errors -- VI. Symbolism of The Garden of Cyrus -- Chapter IV. THAT GREAT AMPHIBIUM -- I. Seventeenth-Century Psychology -- II. Browne's Psychology -- III. The Theme of Mortality in Browne -- IV. Contemporary Influences Affecting This Theme -- V. Their Effect on Browne -- VI. Conclusion -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.