In 1879 he published his Defence of Philosophic Doubt in which he endeavored to show that scientific knowledge depends just as much as theology upon an act of faith.  In the second ministry of his uncle, Lord Salisbury, he was secretary for Scotland and then chief secretary for Ireland, where his opposition of Irish Home Rule earned him the name "Bloody." As prime minister from 1902 to 1905 he passed his namesake education act. For 10 points, nam
In 1879 he published his Defence of Philosophic Doubt in which he endeavored to show that scientific knowledge depends just as much as theology upon an act of faith.  In the second ministry of his uncle, Lord Salisbury, he was secretary for Scotland and then chief secretary for Ireland, where his opposition of Irish Home Rule earned him the name "Bloody." As prime minister from 1902 to 1905 he passed his namesake education act. For 10 points, name this man who as Foreign Secretary during World War I issued his declaration expressing British approval for Zionism.
In 1879 he published his Defence of Philosophic Doubt in which he endeavored to show that scientific knowledge depends just as much as theology upon an act of faith.  
Arthur James {Balfour}