Author: James Harrington
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Category : Political science
Languages : en
Pages : 602
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The Oceana of James Harrington, and His Other Works
Author: James Harrington
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Category : Political science
Languages : en
Pages : 602
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Category : Political science
Languages : en
Pages : 602
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The Oceana, and Other Works, Now First Publish'd from His Own Manuscripts (etc.)
Author: James Harrington
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Languages : en
Pages : 606
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Pages : 606
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James Harrington
Author: Rachel Hammersley
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192537873
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
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Despite not being an active participant in the English Civil War, seventeenth-century political thinker James Harrington exercised an important influence on the ideas and politics of that crucial period of history. In The Commonwealth of Oceana he sought to explain why civil war had broken out in 1642, to put the case for commonwealth government, and to offer a detailed constitutional blueprint for a new and successful English government. In this intellectual biography of Harrington, Rachel Hammersley sets a fresh analysis of this and Harrington's other writings against the background of his life and the turbulent period in which he lived. In doing so, this study seeks to move beyond the conventional view of Harrington as primarily a republican thinker, offering a broader and more comprehensive account of him which addresses the complexity of his republicanism as well as exploring his contributions to economic, historical, religious, philosophical, and scientific debates; his experimentation with vocabulary and literary form; and the relationship between his life and thought. Harrington is presented as an innovative political thinker, committed to democracy, social mobility, and meritocracy. Ultimately, this broader examination of Harrington's life and work opens a window on political, economic, religious, and scientific issues which serve to complicate understandings of the English Revolution, and sheds fresh light on the relevance of seventeenth-century ideas to the modern world.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192537873
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
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Despite not being an active participant in the English Civil War, seventeenth-century political thinker James Harrington exercised an important influence on the ideas and politics of that crucial period of history. In The Commonwealth of Oceana he sought to explain why civil war had broken out in 1642, to put the case for commonwealth government, and to offer a detailed constitutional blueprint for a new and successful English government. In this intellectual biography of Harrington, Rachel Hammersley sets a fresh analysis of this and Harrington's other writings against the background of his life and the turbulent period in which he lived. In doing so, this study seeks to move beyond the conventional view of Harrington as primarily a republican thinker, offering a broader and more comprehensive account of him which addresses the complexity of his republicanism as well as exploring his contributions to economic, historical, religious, philosophical, and scientific debates; his experimentation with vocabulary and literary form; and the relationship between his life and thought. Harrington is presented as an innovative political thinker, committed to democracy, social mobility, and meritocracy. Ultimately, this broader examination of Harrington's life and work opens a window on political, economic, religious, and scientific issues which serve to complicate understandings of the English Revolution, and sheds fresh light on the relevance of seventeenth-century ideas to the modern world.
The Miscellaneous Works. .. Published from His Original Manuscripts ... Prefixed a Copious Account of the Author's Life and Writings by Des Maizeaux
Author: John Toland
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Languages : en
Pages : 582
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Languages : en
Pages : 582
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A Collection Of Several Pieces ... Now First Publish'd from His Original Manuscripts: With Some Memoirs of His Life and Writings
Author: John Toland
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Languages : en
Pages : 584
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Pages : 584
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A Collection of Several Pieces of Mr. John Toland. Now First Publish'd from His Original Manuscrips with Some Memoirs of His Life and Writings. Volume 1. [-2]
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Languages : en
Pages : 588
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Pages : 588
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Biographia Britannica: Or The Lives Of The Most Eminent Persons Who Have Flourished in Great Britain And Ireland, From the Earliest Ages, Down to the Present Times: Collected from the Best Authorities, Both Printed and Manuscript, And Digested in the Manner of Mr Bayle's Historical and Critical Dictionary
Author: Andrew Kippis
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Languages : en
Pages : 810
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Languages : en
Pages : 810
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The Westminster Review
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Languages : en
Pages : 670
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Pages : 670
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Deism in Enlightenment England
Author: Jeffrey R Wigelsworth
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 184779730X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
This is the first complete study of English deists as a group in several decades and it argues for a new interpretation of deism in the English Enlightenment. While there have been many recent studies of the deist John Toland, the writings of other contemporary deists have been forgotten. With extensive analysis of lesser known figures such as Anthony Collins, Matthew Tindal, Thomas Chub, and Thomas Morgan, in addition to unique insights into Toland, Deism in Enlightenment England offers a much broader assessment of what deism entailed in the eighteenth century. Readers will see how previous interpretations of English deists, which place these figures on an irreligious trajectory leading towards modernity, need to be revised. This book uses deists to address a number of topics and themes and theme in English history and will be of particular interest to scholars of Enlightenment history, history of science, theology and politics, and the early modern era.
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 184779730X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
This is the first complete study of English deists as a group in several decades and it argues for a new interpretation of deism in the English Enlightenment. While there have been many recent studies of the deist John Toland, the writings of other contemporary deists have been forgotten. With extensive analysis of lesser known figures such as Anthony Collins, Matthew Tindal, Thomas Chub, and Thomas Morgan, in addition to unique insights into Toland, Deism in Enlightenment England offers a much broader assessment of what deism entailed in the eighteenth century. Readers will see how previous interpretations of English deists, which place these figures on an irreligious trajectory leading towards modernity, need to be revised. This book uses deists to address a number of topics and themes and theme in English history and will be of particular interest to scholars of Enlightenment history, history of science, theology and politics, and the early modern era.
Notes and Queries
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 592
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 592
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