Oxford University Press (1996)
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Idealism became the dominant philosphical school of thought in late nineteenth-century Britain. In this original and stimulating study, Sandra den Otter examines its roots in Greek and German thinking and locates it among the prevalent methodologies and theories of the period: empiricism and positivism, naturalism, evolution, and utilitarianism. In particular, she sets it in the context of the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century debate about a science of society and the contemporary preoccupation with `community'.
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Keywords | Idealism, English Social sciences History Political science History |
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Call number | B1616.I5.D46 1996 |
ISBN(s) | 0198206003 9780198206002 |
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