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The Life of Henry More, Pts.1 & 2 (Hardcover)
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The Life of Henry More, Pts.1 & 2 (Hardcover)
Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees, v.167
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The Cambridge Platonist, Henry More (1614-1687), was a dominant
figure on the 17th-century intellectual scene. His life spanned
both the political revolutions of the English Civil War and its
aftermath and the intellectual revolution in 17th-century science
and philosophy. More was highly regarded in his own day as a
metaphysician, although the combination of receptivity to the new
(such as his admiration of Galileo, Descartes and Boyle) and
defence of traditional thinking (notably his belief in witchcraft)
makes him a difficult figure to assess today. The heterodoxy of his
theological views notwithstanding, More was an important spokesman
for moderation within the Anglican Church after the Restoration,
and a key figure in the Latitudinarian movement. This text is the
only biographical account of him by one of his contemporaries. The
almost hagiographical tone is ample testimony to the high regard in
which More was held by his admirers. Ward's "Life" is an important
document of intellectual and cultural history which testifies to
the continuing impact of More's ideas in the Enlightenment. Among
other topics, Ward's biography registers the impact of Quakerism in
the late-17th century and includes important details about More's
"heroine pupil", Anne Conway. The present edition prints both the
only modern edition of the printed part of Ward's account first
published in 1710, together with the manuscript Account of More's
writings.
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