Author: John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Baron Acton
Publisher: Selected Writings of Lord Acto
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
Selected writings of Lord Acton / by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, First Baron Acton ; edited by J. Rufus Fears.
Selected Writings of Lord Acton: Essays in the history of liberty
Author: John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Baron Acton
Publisher: Selected Writings of Lord Acto
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
Selected writings of Lord Acton / by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, First Baron Acton ; edited by J. Rufus Fears.
Publisher: Selected Writings of Lord Acto
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
Selected writings of Lord Acton / by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, First Baron Acton ; edited by J. Rufus Fears.
Selected Writings of Lord Acton 3 Vol Cl Set
Author: John Emerich E. DALBERG-ACTON
Publisher: Liberty Fund
ISBN: 9780865973299
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Lord Acton was among the most illustrious historians of nineteenth-century England, a man of great learning with a deep devotion to individual liberty and a profound understanding of history. Liberty Fund is proud to offer the most complete collection of Acton essays ever published. Volume I: Essays in the History of Liberty Included are his two famous essays on the history of freedom ("The History of Freedom in Antiquity" and "The History of Freedom in Christianity") as are writings on the tradition of liberty in England, America, and Europe. Volume II: Essays in the Study and Writing of History Volume II brings together Acton's distinguished writings on history. Included is his famous Inaugural Lecture at Cambridge, "The Study of History." Volume III: Essays in Religion, Politics, and Morality Included are three important essays, "Human Sacrifice," "George Eliot's Life," and "Buckle's Philosophy of History." Nearly two hundred pages of excerpts from Acton's remarkable letters and unpublished notes are also included. J. Rufus Fears has taught classical history at Indiana University, Boston University, and the University of Oklahoma.
Publisher: Liberty Fund
ISBN: 9780865973299
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Lord Acton was among the most illustrious historians of nineteenth-century England, a man of great learning with a deep devotion to individual liberty and a profound understanding of history. Liberty Fund is proud to offer the most complete collection of Acton essays ever published. Volume I: Essays in the History of Liberty Included are his two famous essays on the history of freedom ("The History of Freedom in Antiquity" and "The History of Freedom in Christianity") as are writings on the tradition of liberty in England, America, and Europe. Volume II: Essays in the Study and Writing of History Volume II brings together Acton's distinguished writings on history. Included is his famous Inaugural Lecture at Cambridge, "The Study of History." Volume III: Essays in Religion, Politics, and Morality Included are three important essays, "Human Sacrifice," "George Eliot's Life," and "Buckle's Philosophy of History." Nearly two hundred pages of excerpts from Acton's remarkable letters and unpublished notes are also included. J. Rufus Fears has taught classical history at Indiana University, Boston University, and the University of Oklahoma.
Selected Writings of Lord Acton
Author: John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton
Publisher: Selected Writings of Lord Acto
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
History compels us to fasten on abiding issues and rescues us from the temporary and transient. Volume II brings together Acton's distinguished writings on history. Included is his famous Inaugural Lecture at Cambridge, "The Study of History." Writing on many diverse topics, Acton argues that history demonstrates progress and unity through the story of liberty and that the study of history should be impartial, based on archival research, and founded in moral judgment.
Publisher: Selected Writings of Lord Acto
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
History compels us to fasten on abiding issues and rescues us from the temporary and transient. Volume II brings together Acton's distinguished writings on history. Included is his famous Inaugural Lecture at Cambridge, "The Study of History." Writing on many diverse topics, Acton argues that history demonstrates progress and unity through the story of liberty and that the study of history should be impartial, based on archival research, and founded in moral judgment.
Selected Writings of Lord Acton, Volumes 1-3 -- Essays in the History of Liberty / Essays in the Study and Writing of History / Essays in Religion, Politics, and Morality
Author: John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780865973305
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Volume 1: The unifying theme of these essays is Lord Acton's concept of liberty. Included are his two famous essays on the history of freedom (The History of Freedom in Antiquity; and The History of Freedom in Christianity) as are writings on the tradition of liberty in England, America, and Europe. Volume 2 brings together Acton's distinguished writings on history. Included is his famous Inaugural Lecture at Cambridge: The Study of History. Writing on many diverse topics, Acton argues that history demonstrates progress and unity through the story of liberty and that the study of history should be impartial, based on archival research, and founded in moral judgement. Volume 3: Focuses on the intersection of religion with moral and political issues. Also included are three important essays: Human Sacrifice; George Eliot's Life; and Buckle's Philosophy of History. The last section is composed of nearly two hundred pages of excerpts from Acton's remarkable letters and unpublished notes.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780865973305
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Volume 1: The unifying theme of these essays is Lord Acton's concept of liberty. Included are his two famous essays on the history of freedom (The History of Freedom in Antiquity; and The History of Freedom in Christianity) as are writings on the tradition of liberty in England, America, and Europe. Volume 2 brings together Acton's distinguished writings on history. Included is his famous Inaugural Lecture at Cambridge: The Study of History. Writing on many diverse topics, Acton argues that history demonstrates progress and unity through the story of liberty and that the study of history should be impartial, based on archival research, and founded in moral judgement. Volume 3: Focuses on the intersection of religion with moral and political issues. Also included are three important essays: Human Sacrifice; George Eliot's Life; and Buckle's Philosophy of History. The last section is composed of nearly two hundred pages of excerpts from Acton's remarkable letters and unpublished notes.
Selected writings of Lord acton : vol.3 : Essays in religion, politics and morality
Author: John Emerich Edward Dalberg baron Acton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Selected Writings of Lord Acton: Essays in religion, politics, and morality
Author: John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Baron Acton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aphorisms and apothegms
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aphorisms and apothegms
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
Selected Writings of Lord Acton
Author: John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Baron Acton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aphorisms and apothegms
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aphorisms and apothegms
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Truth, Morality, and Meaning in History
Author: Paul T. Phillips
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1487530390
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
In this important new book, Paul T. Phillips argues that most professional historians – aside from a relatively small number devoted to theory and methodology – have concerned themselves with particular, specialized areas of research, thereby ignoring the fundamental questions of truth, morality, and meaning. This is less so in the thriving general community of history enthusiasts beyond academia, and may explain, in part at least, history’s sharp decline as a subject of choice by students in recent years. Phillips sees great dangers resulting from the thinking of extreme relativists and postmodernists on the futility of attaining historical truth, especially in the age of "post-truth." He also believes that moral judgment and the search for meaning in history should be considered part of the discipline’s mandate. In each section of this study, Phillips outlines the nature of individual issues and past efforts to address them, including approaches derived from other disciplines. This book is a call to action for all those engaged in the study of history to direct more attention to the fundamental questions of truth, morality, and meaning.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1487530390
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
In this important new book, Paul T. Phillips argues that most professional historians – aside from a relatively small number devoted to theory and methodology – have concerned themselves with particular, specialized areas of research, thereby ignoring the fundamental questions of truth, morality, and meaning. This is less so in the thriving general community of history enthusiasts beyond academia, and may explain, in part at least, history’s sharp decline as a subject of choice by students in recent years. Phillips sees great dangers resulting from the thinking of extreme relativists and postmodernists on the futility of attaining historical truth, especially in the age of "post-truth." He also believes that moral judgment and the search for meaning in history should be considered part of the discipline’s mandate. In each section of this study, Phillips outlines the nature of individual issues and past efforts to address them, including approaches derived from other disciplines. This book is a call to action for all those engaged in the study of history to direct more attention to the fundamental questions of truth, morality, and meaning.
Lord Acton
Author: Acton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781942503521
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Liberty is contested because it is complex. It is not merely a concern of political science or economy, an abstract philosophical concept, or a theological doctrine. It is all those things and many things besides; it is, as Lord Acton said, ¿the delicate fruit of a mature civilization.¿ To understand this complex and contested idea, the best place to begin is with Acton himself, the foremost historian of liberty. This collection of Acton¿s most important historical and moral essays introduces contemporary readers to his account of the emergence and impact of the idea of liberty.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781942503521
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Liberty is contested because it is complex. It is not merely a concern of political science or economy, an abstract philosophical concept, or a theological doctrine. It is all those things and many things besides; it is, as Lord Acton said, ¿the delicate fruit of a mature civilization.¿ To understand this complex and contested idea, the best place to begin is with Acton himself, the foremost historian of liberty. This collection of Acton¿s most important historical and moral essays introduces contemporary readers to his account of the emergence and impact of the idea of liberty.