Halifax, George Savile, Marquess of

Broschiertes Buch

The Character of a Trimmer and Other Writings

Beschreibung

A new edition of the works of the Marquis of Halifax (1633-1695), one of the greatest statesmen of late seventeenth century England. His writing on political activity, on Charles II, on the role of women in society, and his thoughts on morality and human nature are presented in this volume in a new modernized text.

Autor

Brian R. Clack is Professor of Philosophy at the University of San Diego. He is the author of two books on the philosophy of Wittgenstein - Wittgenstein, Frazer and Religion (1999) and An Introduction to Wittgenstein's Philosophy of Religion (1999) - and of Love, Drugs, Art, Religion: The Pains and Consolations of Existence (2014), and co-author of The Philosophy of Religion: A Critical Introduction (third edition, 2019). He has edited Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France for the Broadview Editions series (2022). William Gibson is Professor Emeritus at Oxford Brookes University. He has written widely on religion and politics in the period 1660-1800, including James II and the Trial of the Seven Bishops (2009) and Samuel Wesley and the Crisis of Tory Piety, 1685-1720 (2021). He is editor of the Journal of Religious History, Literature and Culture and is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.

Produktdetails

• Oxford World's Classics
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 193mm x 127mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 206g
• ISBN-13: 9780198879527
• ISBN-10: 0198879520
• Artikelnr.: 71774100