Joseph Priestley (1733 1804) was an eighteenth-century English
polymath with accomplishments in the fields of science, pedagogy,
philosophy and theology. Among his more notable achievements were
the discovery of oxygen and his work in establishing Unitarianism.
Often a controversialist, Priestley's efforts to develop a
'rational' Christianity and support for the French Revolution
eventually made him unwelcome in his native land. His 1807 Memoirs
relate the story of his life until the time of his 1794 emigration
to America and include other biographical materials written by his
son. This first volume also contains five appendices discussing his
philosophy, scientific work and religious opinions. Priestley's
memoirs are an important source for anyone interested in the state
of epistemology, rationalism, and religious belief in the age of
the Enlightenment, and in a man who, in the words of his son, 'gave
unremitting exertions in the cause of truth'.
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