Synopses & Reviews
Shaftesbury's Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times is a collection of treatises on interconnected themes in moral philosophy, aesthetics, literature, and politics. This is the first new edition of Characteristicks as a coherent collection for almost a century. A substantial Introduction discusses Shaftesbury's works and ideas in the context of his times, and traces the reception and influence of his writings through the eighteenth century and beyond.
Synopsis
Shaftesbury's Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times is a collection of treatises on interconnected themes in moral philosophy, aesthetics, literature, and politics. This is the first new edition of Characteristicks as a coherent collection for almost a century. A substantial
Introduction discusses Shaftesbury's works and ideas in the context of his times, and traces the reception and influence of his writings through the eighteenth century and beyond.
Table of Contents
(Volume I) Introduction
Life, Works, and Ideas
Reception and Influence
The Text
CHARACTERSTICKS, &C.
Preface
Note
A Letter Concerning Enthusiasm
Sensus Cummunis: an Essay on the Freedom of Wit and Humour
Soliloquy: or Advice to an Author
An Inquiry Concerning Virtue, or Merit
Commentary
List of Emendations and Historical Collation
(Volume II)
CHARACTERISTICKS, &C.
The Moralists, a Philosophical Rhapsody
Miscellaneous Reflections on the Preceding Treatises
Commentary
List of Emendations and Historical Collation
Bibliographical Descriptions
Index