R Crocker

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Henry More, 1614-1687: A Biography of the Cambridge Platonist (2004)Hardcover - 2004, 30 November 2003

Henry More, 1614-1687: A Biography of the Cambridge Platonist (2004)
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Print Length
278 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Springer
Date Published
30 Nov 2003
ISBN-10
140201502X
ISBN-13
9781402015021

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Henry More (1614-1687), the Cambridge Platonist, is often presented as an elusive and contradictory figure. An early apologist for the new natural philosophy and its rational support for Christian doctrine, More also defended the existence of witchcraft and wrote extensively on the nature of the soul and the world of spirits. A vigorous and prolific controversialist against many varieties of contemporary `atheism' and `enthusiasm', More was himself a spiritual perfectionist and illuminist, believing that the goal of the religious life was a conscious union with God.
Until now, most biographies of More have ignored these, his own, preoccupations, and have made of him a rather eccentric but important illustrative figure in one of several larger narratives dominated by canonical figures like Descartes, Boyle, Spinoza or Newton. This is the first modern biography to place his own religious and philosophical preoccupations centre-stage, and to provide a coherent interpretation of his work from a consideration of his own writings, their contexts and aims. It is also the first study of More to exploit the full range of his prolific writings and a number of unknown manuscripts relating to his life. In addition, it contains an annotated handlist of his extant correspondence.

Product Details

Author:
R Crocker
Book Edition:
2004
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
30 November 2003
Dimensions:
24.74 x 16.76 x 2.26 cm
Genre:
Modern
ISBN-10:
140201502X
ISBN-13:
9781402015021
Language:
English
Location:
Dordrecht
Pages:
278
Publisher:
Weight:
639.56 gm

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