Joseph Priestley, Scientist, Philosopher, and Theologian

by Isabel Rivers, David L. Wykes

Overview

Joseph Priestley was one of the most remarkable thinkers of the eighteenth century. Best known today as the scientist who discovered oxygen, he also made major contributions in the fields of education, politics, philosophy, and theology. This collection of essays by a team of experts covers the full range of Priestley's work and provides a new and up to date account of all his activities, together with a summary of his life and an account of his last years in America. The book will re-establish him as a major intellectual figure in Britain and America in the second half of the eighteenth century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199215300
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	03/15/2008
Pages:	266
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 5.50(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Isabel Rivers is Professor of Eighteenth-Century English Literature and Culture, Queen Mary, University of London, and Co-Director, Dr Williams's Centre for Dissenting Studies. David L. Wykes is Director, Dr Williams's Library, London, and Co-Director, Dr Williams's Centre for Dissenting Studies.

Table of Contents

Introduction, David L. Wykes & Isabel Rivers1. Joseph Priestley, Minister and Teacher, David L. Wykes2. Joseph Priestley, Enlightened Experimentalist, W. H. Brock3. Joseph Priestley, Metaphysician and Philosopher of Religion, James Dybikowski4. Joseph Priestley, Political Philosopher, Martin Fitzpatrick5. Joseph Priestley and the Complexities of Latitudinarianism in the 1770s, G. M. Ditchfield6. Historical Perspectives in the Mind of Joseph Priestley, Alison Kennedy7. Joseph Priestley in America, Jenny Graham

Editorial Reviews

"This volume helps us to appreciate the protean Priestley in seven essays, each exploring one dimension of his life and career." —Unitarian Universalist World

"This is an excellent resource not only for information on Priestley, but also for the state of current research on the subject."—Religious Studies review

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