Thinking As a Science [First Edition]

Hazlitt, Henry

Published by E. P. Dutton & Company, 681 Fifth Avenue, New York, 1916

About this Item

Copyright 1916 by E. P. Dutton & Company. Rare first edition or early issue; unstated. Navy full cloth board, red cover and spine titles, moderate edge, corner, spine wear, rub. Small number in black field at spine. Pages generally very good, clean. Antiquarian bookplate inside cover: "Trinity College Library, Burlington, Vermont." Stamp for same below this; also few small stamps for same at tile page, exterior text block; card pocket, date slip at back. Bind good square, intact. Solid, rare first edition from collection of an historical college. Trinity of Vermont was a college in Burlington. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy of Vermont as New England's second ever Catholic women's college, Trinity was a pioneer in education and service. It closed due to finances after which the University of Vermont acquired its campus. Mr. Hazlitt, journalist, literary critic, economist, philosopher, was one of the most brilliant intellectuals of the twentieth century. He was a journalist for the New York Sun, The Nation, the New York Times, and Newsweek and is credited with popularizing Austrian economics among English readers. Contents: "I. The Neglect of Thinking; II. Thinking with Method; III. A Few Cautions; IV. Concentration; V. Prejudice and Uncertainty; VI. Debate and Conversation; VII. Thinking and Reading; VIII. Writing One's Thoughts; IX. Things Worth Thinking About; X. Thinking as an Art; XI. Books on Thinking." In his early twenties while working at the Wall Street Journal as a stenographer, Hazlitt had already completed this first book Thinking as a Science. In this volume, Hazlitt challenges the idea that sound creative thought is a result of reading others' works. Hazlitt argues the opposite, and that if the object is to enhance one's own thinking, one should read less. Read less and focus on the practice of thinking as a science, thereby articulating one's thoughts. Only read when it's absolutely beneficial to enhance and expand one's independent thinking. 251 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Thinking As a Science [First Edition]
• Publisher: E. P. Dutton & Company, 681 Fifth Avenue, New York
• Publication Date: 1916
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good