Selected Writings of Lord Acton: Essays in Religion, Politics, and Morality v. 3: 03 - Softcover

Acton, H B

 
9780865970519: Selected Writings of Lord Acton: Essays in Religion, Politics, and Morality v. 3: 03

Synopsis

Focuses on the intersection of religion with moral and political issues. Also included are three important essays: Human Sacrifice; George Eliot's Life; and Buckle's Philosophy of History. The last section is composed of nearly two hundred pages of excerpts from Acton's remarkable letters and unpublished notes.

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About the Author

H B Acton (1908-1974) taught at Bedford College (London), the University of Edinburgh, and the University of Chicago; was editor of Philosophy, the influential journal of the British Royal Institute of Philosophy; and wrote, among other books, The Morals of Markets (1971; Liberty Fund, 1993) and The Philosophy of Language in Revolutionary France (1959).

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