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A History of British Philosophy to 1900

A History of British Philosophy to 1900

A History of British Philosophy to 1900

F. M. Sorley
January 1965
Paperback
9780521092531
£36.99
GBP
Paperback

    This book traces the history of philosophy in Great Britain from the time when it began to be written until the end of the Victorian era. A valuable feature is the extensive bibliography, which was revised especially for the first printing of this 1965 back edition.

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    January 1965
    Paperback
    9780521092531
    408 pages
    216 × 140 × 23 mm
    0.52kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Preface
    • A note on Sorely as a philosopher D. M. MacKinnon
    • 1. The beginnings of English philosophy
    • 2. Francis Bacon
    • 3. Herbert of Cherbury and others
    • 4. Thomas Hobbes
    • 5. The Cambridge Platonists
    • 6. John Locke
    • 7. Berkeley and his contemporaries
    • 8. David Hume
    • 9. Adam Smith and others
    • 10. Thomas Reid and others
    • 11. Bentham and the Utilitarians
    • 12. The Victorian era
    • 13. Retrospect
    • Comparative chronological table
    • Bibliography
    • Index.
      Contributors
    • D. M. MacKinnon