Political Philosophy Principles Government by Vaux Henry (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Xii, 684; 645-661 (Index), 662-663 (Errata And Notes) (Pagination Duplicated). Title Page Indicates Full Title And 1842 Date But Does Not Indicate The Author's Name. Three Quarter Morocco, Four Bands, Elaborately Gilt In All Compartments, Matching Marbled Endpapers, And Turns. One Volume Edition; Also Issued In Two Volumes, And Brougham Followed With Two More Volumes Later. Near Fine, Slight Rubbing. Henry Peter Brougham, 1St Baron Brougham And Vaux (1778 ? 1868) Helped Found The Edinburgh Review In 1802, And Quickly Became Known As Its Foremost Contributor, With Articles On Everything Including Science, Politics, Colonial Policy, Literature, Poetry, Surgery, Mathematics And The Fine Arts. He Published Several Scientific Papers Through The Royal Society, Notably On Light And Colors And On Prisms, And At The Age Of Only 25 Was Elected A Fellow, Although His Work Was Later Found To Be Remarkably Incompetent. In 1810 He Was Member Of Parliament As A Whig, And Then Represented A Number Of Constituencies, Notably Advocating Education For The Poor, Until Becoming A Peer In 1834. In 1826 Brougham, Along With Wellington, Was One Of The Clients And Lovers Named In The Notorious Memoirs Of Harriette Wilson, But Brougham Paid And Extorted Fee And Secured His Anonymity. Brougham Won Popular Renown For Helping Defeat The 1820 Pains And Penalties Bill, An Attempt By The Widely Disliked George Iv To Annul His Marriage To Caroline Of Brunswick. He Became An Advocate Of Liberal Causes Including Abolition Of The Slave Trade, Free Trade And Parliamentary Reform. Appointed Lord Chancellor In 1830, He Made A Number Of Reforms Intended To Speed Up Legal Cases And Established The Central Criminal Court. The Highlights Of Brougham's Time In Government Were Passing The 1832 Reform Act And 1833 Slavery Abolition Act, But He Was Also Seen As Dangerous, Unreliable And Arrogant. Charles Greville, Who Was Clerk Of The Privy Council For 35 Years, Recorded His "Genius And Eloquence" Was Marred By "Unprincipled And Execrable Judgement." Brougham Was Never To Hold Office Again. However, For More Than Thirty Years After His Fall He Continued To Take An Active Part In The Judicial Business Of The House Of Lords, And In Its Debates, Turning Fiercely Against His Former Political Associates, But Continuing His Efforts On Behalf Of Reform Of Various Kinds. He Also Devoted Much Of His Time To Writing. He Had Continued To Contribute To The Edinburgh Review, The Best Of His Writings Being Subsequently Published As Historical Sketches Of Statesmen Who Flourished In The Time Of George Iii. In 1834, He Was Elected A Foreign Member Of The Royal Swedish Academy Of Sciences. In 1837, Brougham Presented A Bill For Public Education, Arguing That "It Cannot Be Doubted That Some Legislative Effort Must At Length Be Made To Remove From This Country The Opprobrium Of Having Done Less For The Education Of The People Than Any Of The More Civilized Nations On Earth?. In 1838, After News Came Up Of British Colonies Where Emancipation Of The Slaves Was Obstructed Or Where The Ex-Slaves Were Being Badly Treated And Discriminated Against, Lord Brougham Stated In The House Of Lords: "The Slave Is As Fit For His Freedom As Any English Peasant, Aye, Or Any Lord Whom I Now Address. I Demand His Rights; I Demand His Liberty Without Stint . I Demand That Your Brother Be No Longer Trampled Upon As Your Slave?. He Helped Establish The Society For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge And Also University College London, As Well As Holding A Number Of Academic Posts, Including Rector, University Of Edinburgh. In Later Years He Spent Much Of His Time In The French City Of Cannes, Making It A Popular Resort For The British Upper-Classes. Brougham's Political Philosophy Was Included On The Cambridge Syllabus For History And Political Philosophy, Where It Was Considered Among The Major Works On The Topic.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Xii, 684; 645-661 (Index), 662-663 (Errata And Notes) (Pagination Duplicated). Title Page Indicates Full Title And 1842 Date But Does Not Indicate The Author's Name. Three Quarter Morocco, Five Bands, Elaborately Gilt In All Compartments, Matching Marbled Endpapers, And Turns. First Volume In Two Volumes Dated 1842 As Volumes I And Ii, And Two More Volumes Dated 1843 As Part Ii And Part Iii (Three Volumes In Four, Complete). Near Fine, Slight Rubbing. Henry Peter Brougham, 1St Baron Brougham And Vaux (1778 ? 1868) Helped Found The Edinburgh Review In 1802, And Quickly Became Known As Its Foremost Contributor, With Articles On Everything Including Science, Politics, Colonial Policy, Literature, Poetry, Surgery, Mathematics And The Fine Arts. He Published Several Scientific Papers Through The Royal Society, Notably On Light And Colors And On Prisms, And At The Age Of Only 25 Was Elected A Fellow, Although His Work Was Later Found To Be Remarkably Incompetent. In 1810 He Was Member Of Parliament Asa Whig, And Then Represented A Number Of Constituencies, Notably Advocating Education For The Poor, Until Becoming A Peer In 1834. In 1826 Brougham, Along With Wellington, Was One Of The Clients And Lovers Named In The Notorious Memoirs Of Harriette Wilson, But Brougham Paid And Extorted Fee And Secured His Anonymity. Brougham Won Popular Renown For Helping Defeat The 1820 Pains And Penalties Bill, An Attempt By The Widely Disliked George Iv To Annul His Marriage To Caroline Of Brunswick. He Became An Advocate Of Liberal Causes Including Abolition Of The Slave Trade, Free Trade And Parliamentary Reform. Appointed Lord Chancellor In 1830, He Made A Number Of Reforms Intended To Speed Up Legal Cases And Established The Central Criminal Court. The Highlights Of Brougham's Time In Government Were Passing The 1832 Reform Act And 1833 Slavery Abolition Act, But He Was Also Seen As Dangerous, Unreliable And Arrogant. Charles Greville, Who Was Clerk Of The Privy Council For 35 Years, Recorded His "Genius And Eloquence" Was Marred By "Unprincipled And Execrable Judgement." Brougham Was Never To Hold Office Again. However, For More Than Thirty Years After His Fall He Continued To Take An Active Part In The Judicial Business Of The House Of Lords, And In Its Debates, Turning Fiercely Against His Former Political Associates, But Continuing His Efforts On Behalf Of Reform Of Various Kinds. He Also Devoted Much Of His Time To Writing. He Had Continued To Contribute To The Edinburgh Review, The Best Of His Writings Being Subsequently Published As Historical Sketches Of Statesmen Who Flourished In The Time Of George Iii. In 1834, He Was Elected A Foreign Member Of The Royal Swedish Academy Of Sciences. In 1837, Brougham Presented A Bill For Public Education, Arguing That "It Cannot Be Doubted That Some Legislative Effort Must At Length Be Made To Remove From This Country The Opprobrium Of Having Done Less For The Education Of The People Than Any Of The More Civilized Nations On Earth?. In 1838, After News Came Up Of British Colonies Where Emancipation Of The Slaves Was Obstructed Or Where The Ex-Slaves Were Being Badly Treated And Discriminated Against, Lord Brougham Stated In The House Of Lords: "The Slave Is As Fit For His Freedom As Any English Peasant, Aye, Or Any Lord Whom I Now Address. I Demand His Rights; I Demand His Liberty Without Stint . I Demand That Your Brother Be No Longer Trampled Upon As Your Slave?. He Helped Establish The Society For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge And Also University College London, As Well As Holding A Number Of Academic Posts, Including Rector, University Of Edinburgh. In Later Years He Spent Much Of His Time In Cannes, Making It A Popular Resort For The British Upper-Classes. Brougham's Political Philosophy Was Included On The Cambridge Syllabus For History And Political Philosophy, Where It Was Considered Among The Major Works On The Topic. The Breadth And Modernity Of His Views Are Astounding.