James Bowdoin and the Patriot Philosophers
James Bowdoin and the Patriot Philosophers

Author: Frank Edward Manuel

Publisher: American Philosophical Society

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9780871692474

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A history of the early years of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, & the life & career of James Bowdoin, the Academy's first president. The strength of the work rests in a combination of its subject matter & execution. The subject matter is both intrinsically interesting & simultaneously neglected. Neither the accomplishments of Bowdoin nor the contributions of the members of the Academy have been adequately studied, & the Manuel's careful exploration is a valuable addition to our understanding of the founding of the nation. Using primary manuscript sources, the work is, by turns, witty, learned, & often simply fascinating. An incomparable account of one of Revolutionary America's most elusive & fascinating figures.

The Cambridge History of Eighteenth-century Philosophy
The Cambridge History of Eighteenth-century Philosophy

Author: Knud Haakonssen

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 790

ISBN-13: 9780521867436

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This two-volume set presents a comprehensive and up-to-date history of eighteenth-century philosophy. The subject is treated systematically by topic, not by individual thinker, school, or movement, thus enabling a much more historically nuanced picture of the period to be painted.

British Philosophy and the Age of Enlightenment
British Philosophy and the Age of Enlightenment

Author: Stuart Brown

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 1135865116

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This fifth volume covers many of the most important philosophers and movements of the nineteenth century, including utilitarianism, positivism and pragmatism.

Reason, Grace, and Sentiment: Volume 2, Shaftesbury to Hume
Reason, Grace, and Sentiment: Volume 2, Shaftesbury to Hume

Author: Isabel Rivers

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2000-03-09

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 1139425005

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This volume completes Isabel Rivers' widely acclaimed exploration of the relationship between religion and ethics from the mid-seventeenth to the later eighteenth centuries. She investigates the effect of attempts to separate ethics from religion, and to locate the foundation of morals in the constitution of human nature. Focusing on moral philosophy and the educational institutions in which (or in spite of which) these ideas were developed, the book pays close attention to the movement of ideas through the British Isles, in particular the spread of Shaftesbury's thought from England to Ireland and Scotland, and the varied reception of Hume's scepticism north and south of the border. It also demonstrates the enormous influence of Shaftesbury's moral thought and the ultimate triumph of the English interpretation of Shaftesbury with the rise of Butler. Meticulously researched and accessibly written, this volume makes a vital contribution to our understanding of eighteenth-century thought.