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By Alan Ebenstein
March 26, 1997
Edwin Cannan, prodigious author and scholar whose name is inextricably linked with two great economic institutions, Adam Smith and the London School of Economics (LSE), probably had his greatest success as a professor. He nurtured a generation of scholars, teachers and writers at the LSE during his...
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By Moncure Daniel Conway
March 11, 1997
Thomas Paine was a hugely influential revolutionary pamphleteer, whose writings were instrumental in bringing about some of the greatest political changes the world has seen. Paine's enduring importance lies not so much in the depth of his political philosophy as in his great abilities as a ...
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By William Molesworth
March 06, 1997
First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company....
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By Robert Leslie Ellis, Douglas Denon Heath, James Spedding
December 09, 1996
Sir Francis Bacon, statesman, essayist and philosopher, studied law and rose to high office as Lord Chancellor. He had enormous influence on the change of direction for scientific method from speculative and philosophical in the Aristotelian tradition to experimental and factual. Bacon's ...
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By Bradbury
December 04, 1996
William Barnes' reputation as one of the pre-eminent British "dialect" poets, the equal of Robert Burns and John Clare, is being increasingly recognized. The range of his writings is extraordinary as evidenced by the contents of this collection, which includes works on etymology, philology, ...
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By Richard Sher
July 24, 1996
First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company....
By Herbert Spencer
July 23, 1996
Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) was regarded by the Victorians as the foremost philosopher of the age, the prophet of evolution at a time when the idea had gripped the popular imagination. Until recently Spencer's posthumous reputation rested almost excusively on his social and political thought, which...
By James Steuart
December 22, 1995
First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company....
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By Forrest Morgan
December 22, 1995
Walter Bagehot (1826-1877), the notable Victorian journalist, economist, and historian, was a prolific author of both books and magazine articles. Along with Matthew Arnold he was one of the most lucid and discerning critics of that time. He contributed to many journal articles, notably to the ...
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By Peter Cain
February 03, 1994
First published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company....
October 21, 1993
First published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company....
November 06, 1992
First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company....