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The eclectic Paul Carus is immortalized by the Carus Foundation , the Carus Lectures , and the American Philosophical Association . Carus considered himself a theologian rather than philosopher, however. He referred to himself as "an atheist who loved God." As a Pantheist he referred to such concepts as ''henism'', rather than Monism .

He was also a key figure in the introduction of Buddhism , to the West, sponsoring Buddhist translation work of D.T. Suzuki .

His publications include:
  • ''The Soul of Man'', (1891)

  • ''Monism: Its Scope and Import'', (1891)

  • ''Religion and Science'', (1893)

  • ''The Gospel of Buddha'', (1894) ISBN 0875482287

  • ''The History of the Devil'', (1900)

  • ''The Surd of Metaphysics'', (1903)

  • ''The Story of Samson'', (1907)

  • ''Foundations of Mathematics'', (1908)

  • ''God'', (1908)

  • '' Pleroma '', (1909)

  • ''The Philosophy of Form'', (1911)

  • ''The Mechanistic Principle and the Non-Mechanical'', (1913)

  • ''The Principle of Relativity In the Light of the Philosophy of Modern Science'', (1913)

  • ''Nietzsche and Other Exponents of Individualism'', (1914)