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19th and 20th Century Philosophy in Perspective - Volumes

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6 volumes in 19th and 20th Century Philosophy in Perspective

General Philosophy and Miscellaneous, 1880-1911

This volume contains 17 books from Lady Victoria Welby-Gregory’s annotated personal library. The books, which were published during the period 1880-1911, are primarily concerned with broad and fundamental questions of philosophy. A small number (i.e. Benson, Arthur Christopher. 'The Schoolmaster: a Commentary upon the Aims and Methods of an Assistant-Master in a Public School') fall under the category of ‘miscellaneous’. Authors in this volume: Arthur Christopher Benson (1862-1925); Henri Bergson (1859-1941);... Read more →

  • Contributor:  Senate House Library, University of London
  • Reference:  73495-A
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History, 1889-1909

This volume contains 3 books from Lady Victoria Welby-Gregory’s annotated personal library. The books, which were published or republished during the period 1889-1909, cover history and historiography. A 1889 edition of Thomas Hobbes'  Behemoth, or the Long Parliament is of particular note.Authors in this volume: J. Macmillan Brown (1845-1935); Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679); Ferdinand Tönnies (1855-1936); and C.F.G Masterman (1873-1927). Read more →

  • Contributor:  Senate House Library, University of London
  • Reference:  73495-B
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Metaphysics, 1887-1909

This volume contains 9 books from Lady Victoria Welby-Gregory’s annotated personal library. The books, which were published during the period 1887-1909, focus on metaphysics, the branch of philosophy that examines the fundamental nature of reality (i.e. the relationship between mind and matter, substance and attribute, object and subject, etc.). Authors in this volume: Henri Bergson (1859-1941); Alfred Binet (1857-1911); Shadworth H Hodgson (1832-1912); William James (1842-1910); Harold H. Joachim (1868-1938); John... Read more →

  • Contributor:  Senate House Library, University of London
  • Reference:  73495-C
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Morality and Ethics, 1881-1907

This volume contains 4 books from Lady Victoria Welby-Gregory’s annotated personal library. The books, which were published during the period 1881-1907, explore moral and ethical philosophy, two closely related subjects concerned with developing, examining, and defending concepts of right and wrong behaviour.  Authors in this volume: Francis Ysidro Edgeworth (1845-1926); Thomas Hill Green (1836-1882); Herbert Spencer (1820-1903); and William Graham Sumner (1840-1910). Read more →

  • Contributor:  Senate House Library, University of London
  • Reference:  73495-D
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