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By W. J. Mander,Stamatoula Panagakou

This e-book reassesses the origins, improvement and legacy of the philosophy of the British idealists, demonstrating the long-lasting relevance in their notion for the fashionable self-discipline. This physique of labor coheres round the only unifying topic of the self – an idea of relevant significance to the idealist institution. specific cognizance is additionally paid to the various connections that carry among a variety of philosophers and branches of philosophy, in addition to making a set of always working dialogues among contributing authors. Readers will find a entire, stimulating and sharply concentrated landscape of British idealist suggestion, so one can be important to philosophers, historians of principles, political and social theorists, psychologists, and policy-makers who desire to achieve a deeper knowing of the citizen as a self.

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