Champions of a Free Society

Champions of a Free Society

Author: Edward Wayne Younkins

Publisher: Lexington Books

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 9780739126486

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Edward W. Younkins provides an overview of the ideas that provided the basis for what is called the classical liberal or libertarian worldview. An accessibly written book, Champions of a Free Society integrates the ideas of past and current thinkers into a logical, contemporary worldview that allows readers to explore the political and economic thinking behind the desirability and construction of a free society. Book jacket.


The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell, Volume 1

The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell, Volume 1

Author: Kenneth Blackwell

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-08-01

Total Pages: 599

ISBN-13: 1040241883

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Covering the topics of God, immortality, conscience and immortality, this volume presents a selection of essays of the first decade of Russell as an independent thinker. It includes his graduate essays, adolescent writings and ideas on ethics, Bacon, Hobbes and DesCartes, psychology and politics.


Evolution and Victorian Musical Culture

Evolution and Victorian Musical Culture

Author: Bennett Zon

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-10-12

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 1108326269

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This engaging book explores the dynamic relationship between evolutionary science and musical culture in Victorian Britain, drawing upon a wealth of popular scientific and musical literature to contextualize evolutionary theories of the Darwinian and non-Darwinian revolutions. Bennett Zon uses musical culture to question the hegemonic role ascribed to Darwin by later thinkers, and interrogates the conceptual premise of modern debates in evolutionary musicology. Structured around the Great Chain of Being, chapters are organized by discipline in successively ascending order according to their object of study, from zoology and the study of animal music to theology and the music of God. Evolution and Victorian Musical Culture takes a non-Darwinian approach to the interpretation of Victorian scientific and musical interrelationships, debunking the idea that the arts had little influence on contemporary scientific ideas and, by probing the origins of musical interdisciplinarity, the volume shows how music helped ideas about evolution to evolve.


The Savage in Literature

The Savage in Literature

Author: Brian V. Street

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-07-28

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1317207459

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First published in 1975, this study is concerned with the representation of non-European people in English popular fiction in the period from 1858-1920. It examines the developments in thinking about people across the world and shows how they affected writers’ views of evolution, race, heredity and of the life of the so-called ‘primitive’ man. This book will be of interest to those studying 19th century literature.


Pharisaism, Its Aim and Its Method

Pharisaism, Its Aim and Its Method

Author: R. Travers Herford

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2021-05-19

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13:

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R. Travers Herford delves deep into the world of Judaism in "Pharisaism, Its Aim and Its Method." This classic work provides a comprehensive analysis of the Pharisees, exploring their beliefs, practices, and influence on Judaism. Herford's scholarly approach and in-depth research offer readers a profound understanding of this ancient religious group and its lasting impact on Jewish thought and tradition.