History of English Thought in the Eighteenth Century 2 Volume Set Mixed media product
by Leslie Stephen
Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - Philosophy series
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Leslie Stephen (1832-1904) was a writer, philosopher and literary critic whose work was published widely in the nineteenth century.
As a young man Stephen was ordained deacon, but he later became agnostic and much of his work reflects his interest in challenging popular religion.
This two-volume work, first published in 1876, is no exception: it focuses on the eighteenth-century deist controversy and its effects, as well as the reactions to what Stephen saw as a revolution in thought.
Comprehensive and full of detailed analysis, this is an important work in the history of ideas.
Volume 1 contains a thorough discussion of the arguments for and against deism, and of the state of theology at the end of the century.
Volume 2 focuses on eighteenth-century moral philosophy, political philosophy, literature, and on the literary and religious reactions to the revolution in thought.
It also discusses utilitarianism in depth.
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- Format:Mixed media product
- Pages:972 pages
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:01/12/2011
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- ISBN:9781108040419
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Mixed media product
- Pages:972 pages
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:01/12/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9781108040419
