Joseph Priestley

Scientist, Philosopher, and Theologian

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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Beskrivning

Joseph Priestley was one of the most remarkable thinkers of the eighteenth century. Best known today as the scientist who discovered oxygen, he also made major contributions in the fields of education, politics, philosophy, and theology. This collection of essays by a team of experts covers the full range of Priestley's work and provides a new and up to date account of all his activities, together with a summary of his life and an account of his last years in America. The book will re-establish him as a major intellectual figure in Britain and America in the second half of the eighteenth century.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-01-17
Mått:144 x 222 x 20 mm
Vikt:466 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:266
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780199215300

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Isabel Rivers is Professor of Eighteenth-Century English Literature and Culture, Queen Mary, University of London, and Co-Director, Dr Williams's Centre for Dissenting Studies.David L. Wykes is Director, Dr Williams's Library, London, and Co-Director, Dr Williams's Centre for Dissenting Studies.

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This volume acheives its aims admirably.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction ; 1. Joseph Priestley, Minister and Teacher ; 2. Joseph Priestley, Enlightened Experimentalist ; 3. Joseph Priestley, Metaphysician and Philosopher of Religion ; 4. Joseph Priestley, Political Philosopher ; 5. Joseph Priestley and the Complexities of Latitudinarianism in the 1770s ; 6. Historical Perspectives in the Mind of Joseph Priestley ; 7. Joseph Priestley in America