Selected Writings of Lord Acton, Volume 3 -- Essays in Religion, Politics, & Morality H B Acton

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Selected Writings of Lord Acton, Volume 3 -- Essays in Religion, Politics, & Morality by H B Acton

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Lord Acton was among the most illustrious historians of 19th-century England, a man of great learning with a deep devotion to individual liberty and a profound understanding of history. This volume offers a collection of Acton essays.

Selected Writings of Lord Acton, Volume 3 -- Essays in Religion, Politics, & Morality Summary

Selected Writings of Lord Acton, Volume 3 -- Essays in Religion, Politics, & Morality by H B Acton

Focuses on the intersection of religion with moral and political issues. Also included are three important essays: Human Sacrifice; George Eliot's Life; and Buckle's Philosophy of History. The last section is composed of nearly two hundred pages of excerpts from Acton's remarkable letters and unpublished notes.

About H B Acton

H B Acton (1908-1974) taught at Bedford College (London), the University of Edinburgh, and the University of Chicago; was editor of Philosophy, the influential journal of the British Royal Institute of Philosophy; and wrote, among other books, The Morals of Markets (1971; Liberty Fund, 1993) and The Philosophy of Language in Revolutionary France (1959).

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9780865970519

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0865970513

Title

Selected Writings of Lord Acton, Volume 3 -- Essays in Religion, Politics, & Morality by H B Acton

Author

H B Acton

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Liberty Fund Inc

Year published

2023-03-01

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716

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