Sir Thomas Browne : a study in religious philosophy / by William P. Dunn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dunn, William P. (William Parmly), 1885-1958.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Browne, Thomas, Sir, 1605-1682.

Browne, Thomas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 182 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

[2d ed.].

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [1950]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This original and perceptive study of the writings of the great seventeenth-century author of Religio Medici offers the general reader a view of the intellectual world of Browne’s time, and for the special student of the period provides a more extended ex.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Chapter I. THE WORLD OF SIR THOMAS BROWNE

I. The New and the Old in Browne

II. His Relation to His Century

III. Some of His Interests and Activities

IV. The Aim and Scope of This Book

Chapter II. FAITH AND REASON

I. Browne's Religious Temperament

II. Religious Liberalism in Seventeenth-Century England

III. The Attitude of Faith in Browne

IV. His Tolerance

V. Extent of His Skepticism

VI. His Ethical Enlightenment and Opposition to Fanaticism

Chapter III. THE ART OF GOD

I. Natural Philosophy in the Renaissance

II. Browne's Philosophy of Nature in Religio Medici

III. Providence and Fortune

IV. Spirit and Matter

V. Plastic Nature in Vulgar Errors

VI. Symbolism of The Garden of Cyrus

Chapter IV. THAT GREAT AMPHIBIUM

I. Seventeenth-Century Psychology

II. Browne's Psychology

III. The Theme of Mortality in Browne

IV. Contemporary Influences Affecting This Theme

V. Their Effect on Browne

VI. Conclusion

Index

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D

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Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-8166-5751-3

OCLC:

646750407