The Metaphysical Society (1869-1880): intellectual life in mid-Victorian England

"The Metaphysical Society was founded in 1869 at the instigation of James Knowles (editor of the Contemporary Review and then of the Nineteenth Century) with a view to 'collect, arrange, and diffuse Knowledge (whether objective or subjective) of mental and moral phenomena' (first reso...

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Weitere Verfasser: Marshall, Catherine 1973- (HerausgeberIn), Lightman, Bernard V. 1950- (HerausgeberIn), England, Richard (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford ; New York, NY Oxford University Press 2019
Ausgabe:First edition
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Zusammenfassung:"The Metaphysical Society was founded in 1869 at the instigation of James Knowles (editor of the Contemporary Review and then of the Nineteenth Century) with a view to 'collect, arrange, and diffuse Knowledge (whether objective or subjective) of mental and moral phenomena' (first resolution of the society in April 1869). The Society was a private dining and debate club that gathered together a latter-day clerisy. Building on the tradition of the Cambridge Apostles, they elected talented members from across the Victorian intellectual spectrum: Bishops, one Cardinal, philosophers, men of science, literary figures, and politicians. The Society included in its 62 members prominent figures such as T. H. Huxley, William Gladstone, Walter Bagehot, Henry Edward Manning, John Ruskin, and Alfred Lord Tennyson."--
Beschreibung:xii, 282 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9780198846499
0198846495