The Metaphysical Society : Victorian Minds in Crisis, 1869-1880 /

Looks at the Metaphysical Society founded in 1869 by James Knowles. Studies its members, crucial papers, churchmen and scientists.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Brown, Alan Willard (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1947]
Temas:
HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901).
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Contents
  • Members
  • Chapter 1. THE MODEL AND THE SPIRIT: THE CAMBRIDGE "APOSTLE"
  • Chapter 2. KNOWLES AND TENNYSON
  • Chapter 3. THE FOUNDING OF THE SOCIETY
  • Chapter 4. THE FORMS AND THE SUBSTANCE
  • Chapter 5. THE CRUCIAL PAPERS
  • Chapter 6. THEISTS AND CHURCHMEN
  • Chapter 7. RATIONALISTS AND SCIENTISTS
  • Chapter 8. CRITICS AND PHILOSOPHERS
  • Chapter 9. VICTORIAN JOURNALISM AND THE "CONTEMPORARY REVIEW"
  • Chapter 10. KNOWLES AND THE TRIUMPH OF THE "NINETEENTH CENTURY"
  • Chapter 11. THE THREADS OF DISCOURSE
  • Chapter 12. MATTER, SPIRIT, TRUTH, AND GOD: "CHAOS, COSMOS"
  • Chapter 13. THE PROMISE AND THE HOPE
  • Chapter 14. LIBERALISM AND PLURALISM
  • Appendix A. THE MEMBERS OF THE METAPHYSICAL SOCIETY
  • Appendix B. THE MINUTE-BOOK
  • Appendix C. THE PAPERS OF THE METAPHYSICAL SOCIETY
  • Appendix D. NOTICE OF THE DISSOLUTION OF THE METAPHYSICAL SOCIETY
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index

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