Philosophy, Dissent and Nonconformity, 1689-1920Philosophy, Dissent and Nonconformity forms part of the Doctrine and Devotion trilogy. The book represents the first attempt to tell the story of those who taught and wrote philosophy outside the Anglican-Oxbridge Academy. Dr. Sell investigates the place given to philosophy in Dissenting academies and Nonconformist colleges between 1689 and 1920. During this time there were over one hundred such academies and colleges. The earliest Dissenting academy tutors and Nonconformist college teachers lived dangerously but they were seriously concerned with familiarising their students with all fields of philosophy such as logic, metaphysics, ethics and theology. The more philosophically talented eighteenth-century tutors produced books and articles in the field. In particular, the treatment of moral philosophy has been a prominent concern of a number of Dissenting philosophers. The author examines the variety and range of philosophical interests espoused by Dissenters and Nonconformists in turn. The beliefs and views held by the philosophers are also examined in detail. This is both an important and an engaging book on a fascinating subject, and will appeal to those interested in nonconformist history and the history of philosophy in academic institutions. |
Contents
Introduction | 9 |
Philosophy and Philosophers The Eighteenth Century | 17 |
The EighteenthCentury Dissenters Contribution to Moral Philosophy | 55 |
Philosophy and Philosophers 18001920 | 105 |
Nonconformist Contributions to Ethics and Apologetics 18001920 | 149 |
Epilogue | 205 |
Notes | 207 |
Bibliography | 257 |
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