| The Life of Henry More: Parts 1 and 2 Contributor(s): Ward, Richard (Editor), Hutton, Sarah (Editor), Hutton, S. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0792360974 ISBN-13: 9780792360971 Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Philosophers - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 99058447 |
| Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas = |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.78 lbs) 452 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Cambridge Platonist, Henry More (1614-1687), was a dominant figure on the 17th-century intellectual scene. His life spanned both the political revolutions of the English Civil War and its aftermath and the intellectual revolution in 17th-century science and philosophy. More was highly regarded in his own day as a metaphysician, although the combination of receptivity to the new (such as his admiration of Galileo, Descartes and Boyle) and defence of traditional thinking (notably his belief in witchcraft) makes him a difficult figure to assess today. The heterodoxy of his theological views notwithstanding, More was an important spokesman for moderation within the Anglican Church after the Restoration, and a key figure in the Latitudinarian movement. |