Reason, Grace, and Sentiment v2: A Study of the Language of Religion and Ethics in England, 1660-1780: Shaftesbury to Hume v. 2 (Cambridge Studies in Eighteenth-Century English Literature and Thought)

Isabel Rivers

ISBN 10: 0521021359 / ISBN 13: 9780521021357

Published by Cambridge University Press 2008-08-21, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reason, Grace, and Sentiment v2: A Study of the Language of Religion and Ethics in England, 1660-1780: Shaftesbury to Hume v. 2 (Cambridge Studies in Eighteenth-Century English Literature and Thought)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press 2008-08-21
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521021359
• ISBN 13: 9780521021357
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This volume completes Isabel Rivers' widely-acclaimed exploration of the relationship between religion and ethics from the mid-seventeenth to the later eighteenth centuries. She investigates what happened when attempts were made to separate ethics from religion, and to locate the foundation of morals in the constitution of human nature. Her book pays close attention to the movement of ideas through the British Isles, and demonstrates the enormous influence of Shaftesbury's moral thought. Meticulously researched and accessibly written, this study makes a vital contribution to our understanding of eighteenth-century thought.

Review

"Rivers does an exceptional job.... this richly detailed book makes a substantial contribution to our understanding of the moral philosophy and religious thought of the period." Virginia Quarterly Review

"[Rivers] has developed a refreshingly individualistic approach to the study of the language of religion and ethics." Anglican and Episcopal History