The Metaphysical Society: Victorian Minds in Crisis, 1869–1880

Alan Willard Brown

Published by Columbia University Press 1947

The Metaphysical Society

Victorian Minds in Crisis, 1869–1880

Alan Willard Brown

https://doi.org/10.7312/brow93798

Overview
Contents

About this book

Looks at the Metaphysical Society founded in 1869 by James Knowles. Studies its members, crucial papers, churchmen and scientists.

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	X
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	XV
Members Publicly Available Download PDF	XVII
Chapter 1. THE MODEL AND THE SPIRIT: THE CAMBRIDGE “APOSTLE” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2. KNOWLES AND TENNYSON Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	10
Chapter 3. THE FOUNDING OF THE SOCIETY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	20
Chapter 4. THE FORMS AND THE SUBSTANCE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	34
Chapter 5. THE CRUCIAL PAPERS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
Chapter 6. THEISTS AND CHURCHMEN Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	108
Chapter 7. RATIONALISTS AND SCIENTISTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	122
Chapter 8. CRITICS AND PHILOSOPHERS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	148
Chapter 9. VICTORIAN JOURNALISM AND THE “CONTEMPORARY REVIEW” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
Chapter 10. KNOWLES AND THE TRIUMPH OF THE “NINETEENTH CENTURY” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	184
Chapter 11. THE THREADS OF DISCOURSE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	196
Chapter 12. MATTER, SPIRIT, TRUTH, AND GOD: “CHAOS, COSMOS” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
Chapter 13. THE PROMISE AND THE HOPE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	261
Chapter 14. LIBERALISM AND PLURALISM Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	298
Appendix A. THE MEMBERS OF THE METAPHYSICAL SOCIETY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
Appendix B. THE MINUTE-BOOK Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	313
Appendix C. THE PAPERS OF THE METAPHYSICAL SOCIETY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	314
Appendix D. NOTICE OF THE DISSOLUTION OF THE METAPHYSICAL SOCIETY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	340
Selected Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349

Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Copyright year: 1947
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 374

eBook

Published: May 6, 2019
ISBN: 9780231895507