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Henry More, 1614-1687
Crocker, Robert (University Of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia)
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Hardback. Henry More (1614-1687), the Cambridge Platonist, is often presented as an elusive and contradictory figure, who defended the existence of witchcraft and wrote on the nature of the soul and the world of spirits. This book places his religious and philosophical preoccupations centre-stage, and provides a coherent interpretation of his work. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees
Number of Pages
278
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402015021
SKU
V9781402015021
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