Henry Sidgwick - Eye of the Universe: An Intellectual Biography - Hardcover

Schultz, Bart

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521829674 ISBN 13: 9780521829670

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

Henry Sidgwick - Eye of the Universe A magisterial overview of Henry Sidgwick, one of the great intellectual figures of nineteenth-century Britain. Full description

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Review:

Review of the hardback: 'The style is lively and direct ... there is a deep, complex and carefully thought out thesis running through the work, one that strikes me as insightful and extremely useful in seeing Sidgwick's life and work altogether...' J. B. Schneewind, Author of Sidgwick's Ethics and Victorian Moral Philosophy

Review of the hardback: '... does justice, at last, to the greatest exponent of utilitarian ethics, and one of the greatest moral philosophers of all time.' The Irish Times

Review of the hardback: 'No brief review can do justice either to this rich and massive book or to the man who is its subject. ... Any future biographical or philosophical study of Sidgwick will have to begin from this volume. ... I found reading it a stimulating and rewarding experience.' Journal of the Society of Psychical Research

Review of the hardback: 'This is an extraordinary - and extraordinarily interesting - book, a model of intellectual biography.' London Review of Books

Review of the hardback: '... he has produced a magnificent, close-focus study of the progress of a fine-honed intelligence in ongoing pursuit of the ultimate truth about the universe.' Contemporary Review

Review of the hardback: '...monumental study...' Journal of BJHS

Book Description:

This book is a magisterial overview of Henry Sidgwick, one of the great intellectual figures of nineteenth-century Britain. This biography will be eagerly sought out by readers interested in philosophy, Victorian literary studies, the history of ideas, the history of psychology and gender and gay studies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0521829674
• ISBN 13: 9780521829670
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 882