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Constitution of Man Considered in Relation to External Objects

English · Hardback

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Combe's treatise offers an anti-evangelical philosophy of progressive natural laws capable of serving as a guide to life and conduct. It was one of the most controversial and influential works of the 19th century. Responses written between 1827 and 1879 are contained in Volumes 2 and 3.

List of contents

Volume 1 George Combe, "The Constitution of Man", 8th edition, 1847. Volumes 2 & 3 19th century responses.

About the author

Mark G. Spencer is associate professor in the Department of History at Brock University, ON. He teaches courses on colonial and early U.S. history and the history of ideas in the Atlantic world, including the early U.S. history survey and upper-level and graduate courses on the American Enlightenment and American Revolution. His current research projects include a SSHRC-supported volume on David Hume as historian (contracted with Penn State University Press) and work on the American Enlightenment.

Product details

Authors George Combe, Mark Spencer, William Sweet
Publisher Bloomsbury
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 01.05.2004
 
EAN 9781843711056
ISBN 978-1-84371-105-6
No. of pages 1150
Subject Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works

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