The British Idealists

by David Boucher

Overview

The British Idealists made significant and lasting contributions to the social and political thought of the nineteenth century. They contributed to all the major debates of their day, including evolution, democracy, the role of the state, education and international relations, and are commonly acknowledged as the forerunners of modern communitarian theory. The introduction develops the themes illustrated in the writings of the British Idealists. This volume also contains a biography of the British Idealists that incorporates a guide to their principal works.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521453363
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	07/31/1997
Series:	Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Pages:	356
Product dimensions:	5.67(w) x 8.78(h) x 1.14(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Editor's introduction; Idealist biographies; A note on the texts; Select bibliography of secondary sources; Part I. Evolution and Society: 1. The social organism Henry Jones; 2. Man's place in the cosmos: Professor Huxley on nature and man Andrew Seth (Pringle-Pattison); 3. Socialism and natural selection Bernard Bosanquet; 4. Ethical democracy: evolution and democracy D. G. Ritchie; Part II. Individualism, Collectivism, and the General Will: 5. Ideal morality F. H. Bradley; 6. The reality of the general will Bernard Bosanquet; 7. The rights of the minorities D. G. Ritchie; 8. The dangers of democracy J. S. Mackenzie; 9. Individualism and socialism Edward Caird; 10. The coming of socialism Henry Jones; Part III. The State and International Relations: 11. The right of the state over the individual in war T. H. Green; 12. What imperialism means J. H. Muirhead; 13. German philosophy in relation to the war John Watson; 14. The function of the state in promoting the unity of mankind Bernard Bosanquet.

Editorial Reviews

"Boucher's collection...is an excellent entry to a full appreciation of their thought as well as nineteenth-century British poltical thought." Ethics

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