Phillips John Sydney (10 results)

Paperback. Condition: New. Johannesburg was still a brash mining town, better known for the production of wealth than knowledge, and the University of the Witwatersrand a mere ten years old when, in 1932, these ten lectures were delivered under the auspices of the University Philosophical Society. They portrayed the ideas of the university's leading academics of the day, and the programme of lectures reveals a studied effort to introduce an element of bipartisan political representation between English and Afrikaner in South Africa by including Wits' first principal, Jan Hofmeyr, and politician, D.F. Malan, as discussion chairs. Yet, no black intellectuals were represented and, indeed, the politics of racial segregation bursts through the text only in a few of the contributions. For the most part, race is alluded to only in passing. As Saul Dubow explains in his new introduction to this re-issue of the lectures, Our Changing World-View was an occasion for Wits' leading faculty members to position the young university as a mature institution with a leadership role in public affairs. Above all, it was a means to project the university as a research as well as a teaching institution, led by a vigorous and ambitious cohort of liberal-minded intellectuals. That all were male and white will be immediately apparent to readers of this reissued volume. Ranging from economics, psychology, a spurious rebuttal of evolution to a substantial revisionist history and the perils of the 'machine age', this book is a sombre reflection of intellectual history and the academy's role in promulgating political and social divisions in South Africa. …

Condition: Fair. 1st Thus. Covers and spine worn at edges. Inner hinge cracked, and repaired with clear tape. Pages tanned. Brian, Stanislaus (illustrator).

Condition: Good. 1st Thus. Covers worn. Address inside front cover and on front endpaper. Pages tanned. Brian, Stanislaus (illustrator).

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Contains 'Cassandra' by Aiken, 'The Forgotten Enemy' by Clarke, 'Unknown Quantity' by Phillips, 'Too Efficient' by Bounds, 'Necessity' by Rayer, 'Time to Rest' by Beynon (Wyndham) and 'Pools of Infinity' by Moore along with an editorial, The Literary Line up and a review of The Four Sided Triangle by William F. Temple. Two inch patch of label residue to the front cover which has some creasing around the edges. One inch piece missing from the surface of the spine at the bottom. The back cover has some browning and discolouration. Heavy brown spotting to the first and last few pages with scattered brown spotting throughout and some creasing to the top corners of the pages. Cover illustration by Bob Clothier and interior artwork by Clothier and Harry Turner. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. Clothier, Bob; Turner, Harry (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 268 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.61 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: New. Johannesburg was still a brash mining town, better known for the production of wealth than knowledge, and the University of the Witwatersrand a mere ten years old when, in 1932, these ten lectures were delivered under the auspices of the University Philosophical Society. They portrayed the ideas of the university's leading academics of the day, and the programme of lectures reveals a studied effort to introduce an element of bipartisan political representation between English and Afrikaner in South Africa by including Wits' first principal, Jan Hofmeyr, and politician, D.F. Malan, as discussion chairs. Yet, no black intellectuals were represented and, indeed, the politics of racial segregation bursts through the text only in a few of the contributions. For the most part, race is alluded to only in passing. As Saul Dubow explains in his new introduction to this re-issue of the lectures, Our Changing World-View was an occasion for Wits' leading faculty members to position the young university as a mature institution with a leadership role in public affairs. Above all, it was a means to project the university as a research as well as a teaching institution, led by a vigorous and ambitious cohort of liberal-minded intellectuals. That all were male and white will be immediately apparent to readers of this reissued volume. Ranging from economics, psychology, a spurious rebuttal of evolution to a substantial revisionist history and the perils of the 'machine age', this book is a sombre reflection of intellectual history and the academy's role in promulgating political and social divisions in South Africa. …

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 268 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.61 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.