Author: Harry Speight
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Category : Bingley (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 428
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Chronicles and Stories of Old Bingley
Author: Harry Speight
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Category : Bingley (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 428
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Category : Bingley (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 428
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The Manor and Manorial Records
Author: Nathaniel J. Hone
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Category : Land tenure
Languages : en
Pages : 476
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Category : Land tenure
Languages : en
Pages : 476
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Two Thousand Years of Tadcaster History
Author: Harry Speight
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Category : Tadcaster (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 142
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Category : Tadcaster (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 142
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The Naturalist
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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Dictionary of Anonymous and Pseudonymous English Literature
Author: Samuel Halkett
Publisher: Ardent Media
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Languages : en
Pages : 496
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Publisher: Ardent Media
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 496
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Bradford Antiquary
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Category : Yorkshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 604
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Category : Yorkshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 604
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The Happiness Philosophers
Author: Bart Schultz
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400884950
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
A colorful history of utilitarianism told through the lives and ideas of Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, and its other founders In The Happiness Philosophers, Bart Schultz tells the colorful story of the lives and legacies of the founders of utilitarianism—one of the most influential yet misunderstood and maligned philosophies of the past two centuries. Best known for arguing that "it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong," utilitarianism was developed by the radical philosophers, critics, and social reformers William Godwin (the husband of Mary Wollstonecraft and father of Mary Shelley), Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart and Harriet Taylor Mill, and Henry Sidgwick. Together, they had a profound influence on nineteenth-century reforms, in areas ranging from law, politics, and economics to morals, education, and women's rights. Their work transformed life in ways we take for granted today. Bentham even advocated the decriminalization of same-sex acts, decades before the cause was taken up by other activists. As Bertrand Russell wrote about Bentham in the late 1920s, "There can be no doubt that nine-tenths of the people living in England in the latter part of last century were happier than they would have been if he had never lived." Yet in part because of its misleading name and the caricatures popularized by figures as varied as Dickens, Marx, and Foucault, utilitarianism is sometimes still dismissed as cold, calculating, inhuman, and simplistic. By revealing the fascinating human sides of the remarkable pioneers of utilitarianism, The Happiness Philosophers provides a richer understanding and appreciation of their philosophical and political perspectives—one that also helps explain why utilitarianism is experiencing a renaissance today and is again being used to tackle some of the world's most serious problems.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400884950
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
A colorful history of utilitarianism told through the lives and ideas of Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, and its other founders In The Happiness Philosophers, Bart Schultz tells the colorful story of the lives and legacies of the founders of utilitarianism—one of the most influential yet misunderstood and maligned philosophies of the past two centuries. Best known for arguing that "it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong," utilitarianism was developed by the radical philosophers, critics, and social reformers William Godwin (the husband of Mary Wollstonecraft and father of Mary Shelley), Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart and Harriet Taylor Mill, and Henry Sidgwick. Together, they had a profound influence on nineteenth-century reforms, in areas ranging from law, politics, and economics to morals, education, and women's rights. Their work transformed life in ways we take for granted today. Bentham even advocated the decriminalization of same-sex acts, decades before the cause was taken up by other activists. As Bertrand Russell wrote about Bentham in the late 1920s, "There can be no doubt that nine-tenths of the people living in England in the latter part of last century were happier than they would have been if he had never lived." Yet in part because of its misleading name and the caricatures popularized by figures as varied as Dickens, Marx, and Foucault, utilitarianism is sometimes still dismissed as cold, calculating, inhuman, and simplistic. By revealing the fascinating human sides of the remarkable pioneers of utilitarianism, The Happiness Philosophers provides a richer understanding and appreciation of their philosophical and political perspectives—one that also helps explain why utilitarianism is experiencing a renaissance today and is again being used to tackle some of the world's most serious problems.
James Kennedy, W. A. Smith, A. F. Johnson
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Publisher: Ardent Media
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 500
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Publisher: Ardent Media
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 500
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Grasper, Keeper and Flossy
Author: Jane Sunderland
Publisher: Ethics International Press
ISBN: 1804412198
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Details of the lives of Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë at Haworth Parsonage in 19th Century Yorkshire, England, are well-known. But what about the dogs with whom they shared their home; Grasper, Keeper and Flossy? And what about the dogs in their novels? There are in fact nineteen named fictional dogs, at least one in each of the seven novels. Many of these fictional dogs can be seen as counterparts of the actual ones, in terms of breed, appearance or behaviour. This book looks at the three Brontë family dogs in three different ways. The first is what we know about these dogs from letters and other sources, sticking strictly to actual evidence – textual and visual. The second is what we can infer about the family dogs, and how Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë may have seen them in terms of their sentience, agency and cognition, from their many counterparts in the novels (in particular Wuthering Heights). The third is how the three family dogs, via their fictional counterparts, appear to have shaped the Brontë fiction in terms of plot, characterization and metaphor (again in particular in Wuthering Heights). This unique book’s examination of the Brontë family dogs and their influence on the sisters’ fiction will be of interest to scholars and students of Victorian literature worldwide, and anyone with an interest in the lives and novels of the Brontë sisters.
Publisher: Ethics International Press
ISBN: 1804412198
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Details of the lives of Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë at Haworth Parsonage in 19th Century Yorkshire, England, are well-known. But what about the dogs with whom they shared their home; Grasper, Keeper and Flossy? And what about the dogs in their novels? There are in fact nineteen named fictional dogs, at least one in each of the seven novels. Many of these fictional dogs can be seen as counterparts of the actual ones, in terms of breed, appearance or behaviour. This book looks at the three Brontë family dogs in three different ways. The first is what we know about these dogs from letters and other sources, sticking strictly to actual evidence – textual and visual. The second is what we can infer about the family dogs, and how Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë may have seen them in terms of their sentience, agency and cognition, from their many counterparts in the novels (in particular Wuthering Heights). The third is how the three family dogs, via their fictional counterparts, appear to have shaped the Brontë fiction in terms of plot, characterization and metaphor (again in particular in Wuthering Heights). This unique book’s examination of the Brontë family dogs and their influence on the sisters’ fiction will be of interest to scholars and students of Victorian literature worldwide, and anyone with an interest in the lives and novels of the Brontë sisters.
The Yorkshire Archaeological Journal
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Category : Yorkshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 722
Book Description
A review of history, antiquities and topography in the county.
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Category : Yorkshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 722
Book Description
A review of history, antiquities and topography in the county.