W. J. Mander was educated at University College London and Corpus Christi College Oxford. After holding a Junior Research Fellowship at St Anne's College, he became a Fellow of Harris Manchester College. Although he is also interested in Early Modern Philosophy, his main area of research is in Nineteenth Century British Philosophy.

the first really comprehensive and systematic overview of the British Idealist movement to date . . . an authoritative and immensely detailed synopsis of the movement as a whole, including, for any potential research students, a splendid biographical resource . . . a welcome and extremely well-done history . . . it provides a valuable and detailed corrective to the way British philosophy has constructed its own historical self-image in the later twentieth century.

• Preface ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Beginnings and Influences ; 3. The History of Philosophy ; 4. The Metaphysics of the Absolute ; 5. Idealist Philosophy of Religion ; 6. The Idealist Ethic of Social Self-Realisation ; 7. Idealist Political and Social Philosophy ; 8. Idealist Logic ; 9. Aesthetics and Literature ; 10. Developments in Idealist Metaphysics ; 11. Developments in Idealist Philosophy of Religion ; 12. Developments in Idealist Logic ; 13. Developments in Idealist Ethics ; 14. Developments in Idealist Political and Social Philosophy ; 15. The After-Life of Idealism ; Bibliography ; Index

W. J. Mander was educated at University College London and Corpus Christi College Oxford. After holding a Junior Research Fellowship at St Anne's College, he became a Fellow of Harris Manchester College. Although he is also interested in Early Modern Philosophy, his main area of research is in Nineteenth Century British Philosophy.

the first really comprehensive and systematic overview of the British Idealist movement to date . . . an authoritative and immensely detailed synopsis of the movement as a whole, including, for any potential research students, a splendid biographical resource . . . a welcome and extremely well-done history . . . it provides a valuable and detailed corrective to the way British philosophy has constructed its own historical self-image in the later twentieth century.

• Preface ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Beginnings and Influences ; 3. The History of Philosophy ; 4. The Metaphysics of the Absolute ; 5. Idealist Philosophy of Religion ; 6. The Idealist Ethic of Social Self-Realisation ; 7. Idealist Political and Social Philosophy ; 8. Idealist Logic ; 9. Aesthetics and Literature ; 10. Developments in Idealist Metaphysics ; 11. Developments in Idealist Philosophy of Religion ; 12. Developments in Idealist Logic ; 13. Developments in Idealist Ethics ; 14. Developments in Idealist Political and Social Philosophy ; 15. The After-Life of Idealism ; Bibliography ; Index

W. J. Mander was educated at University College London and Corpus Christi College Oxford. After holding a Junior Research Fellowship at St Anne's College, he became a Fellow of Harris Manchester College. Although he is also interested in Early Modern Philosophy, his main area of research is in Nineteenth Century British Philosophy.

the first really comprehensive and systematic overview of the British Idealist movement to date . . . an authoritative and immensely detailed synopsis of the movement as a whole, including, for any potential research students, a splendid biographical resource . . . a welcome and extremely well-done history . . . it provides a valuable and detailed corrective to the way British philosophy has constructed its own historical self-image in the later twentieth century.

• Preface ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Beginnings and Influences ; 3. The History of Philosophy ; 4. The Metaphysics of the Absolute ; 5. Idealist Philosophy of Religion ; 6. The Idealist Ethic of Social Self-Realisation ; 7. Idealist Political and Social Philosophy ; 8. Idealist Logic ; 9. Aesthetics and Literature ; 10. Developments in Idealist Metaphysics ; 11. Developments in Idealist Philosophy of Religion ; 12. Developments in Idealist Logic ; 13. Developments in Idealist Ethics ; 14. Developments in Idealist Political and Social Philosophy ; 15. The After-Life of Idealism ; Bibliography ; Index