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The Philosophy Of Life, And, Philosophy Of Language - In A Course Of Lectures

by Friedrich Von Schlegel

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 Critic, poet and philosopher Friedrich von Schlegel (1772â€"1829) was a leading figure of German Romanticism. Reissued here is the 1847 English translation of two lecture cycles: 'Philosophie des Lebens', concerned with humankind's 'inner spiritual life', and 'Philosophie des Sprache und des Wortes', considering the nature of communication.
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Auguste Comte And Positivism

by John Stuart Mill

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 Reissued in its revised 1866 second edition, this is Mill's discussion of the positivist views of French philosopher and social scientist Auguste Comte (1798â€"1857). Mill analyses Comte's earlier works on positivism in the natural and social sciences, and then positivism's application in areas such as religion and ethics.
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Utilitarianism

by John Stuart Mill

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 Reissued in its corrected 1864 second edition, this work by the philosopher John Stuart Mill (1806â€"73) argues for a utilitarian theory of morality, refining Bentham's 'greatest happiness' principle and defending it from common criticisms. Mill's key discussion on the topic, it remains a fundamental text in ethics.
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A Defence Of Usury - Shewing The Impolicy Of The Present Legal Restraints On The Terms Of Pecuniary Bargains, In A Series Of Letters To A Friend

by Jeremy Bentham

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 Originally published in 1787, this work by the utilitarian philosopher and jurist Jeremy Bentham (1748â€"1832) champions 'the liberty of making one's own terms in money bargains' and argues against government control of the rate of interest. It includes a letter to Adam Smith in response to his Wealth of Nations (1776).
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The Philosophy Of The Inductive Sciences: Volume 2 - Founded Upon Their History

by William Whewell

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 First published in 1840, this two-volume treatise by the Cambridge polymath William Whewell (1794â€"1886) rigorously explores the philosophy of the physical sciences. The work was intended as the counterpart to his three-volume History of the Inductive Sciences (1837), which is also reissued in this series.
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The Philosophy Of The Inductive Sciences: Volume 1 - Founded Upon Their History

by William Whewell

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 First published in 1840, this two-volume treatise by the Cambridge polymath William Whewell (1794â€"1886) rigorously explores the philosophy of the physical sciences. The work was intended as the counterpart to his three-volume History of the Inductive Sciences (1837), which is also reissued in this series.
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A Philosophical Enquiry Into The Origin Of Our Ideas Of The Sublime And Beautiful - With An Introductory Discourse Concerning Taste; And Several Other Additions

by Edmund Burke

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 Edmund Burke (1729â€"97) first published in 1757 this enquiry into the psychological origins of aesthetic taste. His doctrine of the sublime was to influence artistic and literary perceptions for years to come. Reissued here is the revised second edition, which appeared in 1759.
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The Life And Letters Of Herbert Spencer

by David Duncan

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 One of the nineteenth century's most famous intellectuals, Herbert Spencer (1820â€"1903) coined the term 'survival of the fittest', which led to his being regarded as a Social Darwinist. Published in 1908 and based on his correspondence, this biography tracks his developing interests and assesses his character and significance.
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The Will To Believe - And Other Essays In Popular Philosophy

by William James

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 William James (1842â€"1910) originally published these ten non-technical essays in popular journals and reviews. Collected in this 1897 volume, they illustrate his pragmatic approach to questions of morality and religious belief. He argues that in cases of insufficient evidence we both can and must act on the best hypothesis.
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Pragmatism - A New Name For Some Old Ways Of Thinking

by William James

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 One of the great American pragmatic philosophers alongside Peirce and Dewey, William James (1842â€"1910) delivered these eight lectures in Boston and New York. Published together in 1907, they offer a thorough introduction to the pragmatic method, which interprets ideas and identifies truths according to their practical consequences.
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The Principles Of Moral And Political Philosophy

by William Paley

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 Published in 1785, and one of the most influential texts of the British Enlightenment, this work remained on the Cambridge syllabus into the twentieth century. Owing to his lucid style, and his ability to make complex philosophical ideas accessible to a wide readership, Paley's writings enjoyed significant popularity.
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Observations On Man - His Frame, His Duty, And His Expectations

by David Hartley

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 The philosopher and physician David Hartley (1705â€"57) published this, his most significant work, in two volumes in 1749. It is an analysis of human nature, blending philosophy, psychology and theology, and it influenced scientists, theologians, social reformers and poets, notably Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
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Observations On Man - His Frame, His Duty, And His Expectations

by David Hartley

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 The philosopher and physician David Hartley (1705â€"57) published this, his most significant work, in two volumes in 1749. It is an analysis of human nature, blending philosophy, psychology and theology, and it influenced scientists, theologians, social reformers and poets, notably Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
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A Treatise On Man And The Development Of His Faculties

by Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet

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 The Belgian polymath Adolphe Quetelet (1796â€"1874) pioneered social statistics, characterising the 'average man' by the mean values of measured variables. Published in English in 1842, this is his most influential work, setting out his 'analysis of normal man through his actions and of intellectual man through his productions'.
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The Philosophy Of Rhetoric: Volume 1

by George Campbell

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 Published in 1776, this is a classic two-volume work on rhetorical theory by a leading figure of the Scottish Enlightenment. George Campbell (1719â€"96) was particularly interested in the effect of successful rhetoric upon the mind, combining classical theory with the latest thinking in the social, behavioural and natural sciences.
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A System Of Moral Philosophy - In Three Books

by Francis Hutcheson

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 Published posthumously in 1755, this two-volume set offers the most comprehensive account of the moral and political philosophy of Francis Hutcheson (1694â€"1746), often described as the father of the Scottish Enlightenment. The volumes examine whether and how individual natural rights derive from an innate understanding of moral behaviour.
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A System Of Moral Philosophy - In Three Books

by Francis Hutcheson

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 Published posthumously in 1755, this two-volume set offers the most comprehensive account of the moral and political philosophy of Francis Hutcheson (1694â€"1746), often described as the father of the Scottish Enlightenment. The volumes examine whether and how individual natural rights derive from an innate understanding of moral behaviour.
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The Age Of Reason - Being An Investigation Of True And Fabulous Theology

by Thomas Paine

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 Published in two parts between 1794 and 1795, this controversial religious tract attacked institutional faith as a human invention and contributed significantly to the deist movement during the age of revolutions. It was received with both hostility and intrigue, and remains of great interest and importance to this day.
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Letter Addressed To The Abbe Raynal On The Affairs Of North-America - In Which The Mistakes In The Abbe'S Account Of The Revolution Of America Are Corrected And Cleared Up

by Thomas Paine

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 Published a year after AbbÃ© Raynal's account of the American Revolution, this work was written with the intention of correcting his portrayal of the movement for American independence. Believing that Raynal was too far removed from the conflict to comprehend it properly, Paine (1737â€"1809) diplomatically sets the record straight.
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Essays On The Intellectual Powers Of Man

by Thomas Reid

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 Thomas Reid (1710â€"1796) was one of the Scottish Enlightenment's leading philosophers and he founded the 'common sense' school of thought. In this work, published in 1785, he explores ideas about the human mind through the themes of perception, memory, conception, abstraction, judgement, reasoning and taste.
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A Biographical History Of Philosophy

by George Henry Lewes

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 In 1845â€"6, G. H. Lewes (1817â€"78) published this work, reissued here from the 1892 omnibus edition. An accessible study of Greek philosophy from the Pre-Socratics to the Neo-Platonists, and British, German and French philosophy from Bacon to Comte, it reflects the expertise and intellectual sympathies of a Victorian polymath.
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The Elements Of Politics

by Henry Sidgwick

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 One of the most influential of the Victorian philosophers, Henry Sidgwick (1838â€"1900) also made important contributions to fields such as economics, political theory, and classics. He analyses the practical side of governance in this 1891 work, in which he discusses topics such as political parties, law, and war.
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Hobbes

by Leslie Stephen

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 Thomas Hobbes lived through the reigns of four monarchs to the age of ninety-one, and in that time produced some of the most significant philosophical works of the era. First published in 1904, this biography represents the first comprehensive account of Hobbes' life and work in English.
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The Data Of Ethics

by Herbert Spencer

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 The major work of Herbert Spencer (1820â€"1903), philosopher, biologist, sociologist and political theorist, was his ten-volume System of Synthetic Philosophy, which offers an ethics-based guide to human conduct. Spencer regarded this book, published in 1879, as the culmination of his life's study of human behaviour, social evolution and morality.
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