Catherine Marshall, Bernard Lightman, and Richard England, eds., The Papers of the Metaphysical Society 1869-1880. A Critical Edition
With its sixty-two members, and ninety-five papers delivered each month between January and July, the Metaphysical Society was a Victorian ‘unique debating experiment’ (1). Founded by architect and soon to become an influential editor James Knowles, it lasted from 1869 to 1880 and contributed ‘to d...
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Cahiers victoriens et édouardiens
2016
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| Länkar: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Sammanfattning: | With its sixty-two members, and ninety-five papers delivered each month between January and July, the Metaphysical Society was a Victorian ‘unique debating experiment’ (1). Founded by architect and soon to become an influential editor James Knowles, it lasted from 1869 to 1880 and contributed ‘to define and control a set of values that could guide metaphysical belief, scientific practice, and social utility’ (1). Although not all members were present on each meeting, and although some ceased... |
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