British idealism : a history / W.J. Mander.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mander, W. J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Idealism, English--History.

Idealism, English.

Philosophy, English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 605 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

W.J. Mander presents the first ever synoptic history of British idealism, the school of thought which dominated English-language philosophy from the 1860s to the early 20th century. He restores to its proper place this period of philosophy, introduces the exponents of idealism and explains its concepts and doctrines.

Contents:

Introduction

Beginnings and influences

The history of philosophy

The metaphysics of the absolute

Idealist philosophy of religion

The idealist ethic of social self-realization

Idealist political and social philosophy

Idealist logic

Aesthetics and literature

Developments in idealist metaphysics

Developments in idealist philosophy of religion

Developments in idealist logic

Developments in idealist ethics

Developments in idealist political and social philosophy

The after-life of idealism.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [568]-593) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 11, 2011).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-870584-0

1-283-35258-3

9786613352583

0-19-161854-3

OCLC:

922970618