THE ENGLISH AND FOREIGN PHILOSOPHICAL LIBRARY. PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY is essentially the chief intellectual study of our age. It is proposed to produce, under the title of "THE ENGLISH AND FOREIGN PHILOSOPHICAL LIBRARY," a series of works of the highest class connected with that study. The English contributions to the series consist of original works, and of occasional new editions of such productions as have already attained a permanent rank among the philosophical writings of the day. Beyond the productions of English writers, there are many recent publications in German and French which are not readily accessible to English readers, unless they are competent German and French scholars. Of these foreign writings, the translations have been entrusted to gentlemen whose names will be a guarantee for their critical fidelity. "THE ENGLISH AND FOREIGN PHILOSOPHICAL LIBRARY" claims to be free from all bias, and thus fairly to represent all developments of Philosophy, from Spinoza to Hartmann, from Leibnitz to Lotze. Each original work is produced under the inspection of its author, from his manuscript, without intermediate suggestions or alterations. As corollaries, works showing the results of Positive Science, occasionally, though seldom, find a place in the series. The series is elegantly printed in octavo, and the price regulated by the extent of each volume. The volumes will follow in succession, at no fixed periods, but as early as is consistent with the necessary care in their production. THE FOLLOWING HAVE ALREADY APPEARED:— In Three Volumes, post 8vo, pp. 350, 406, and 384, with A HISTORY OF MATERIALISM. By Professor F. A. LANGE. Authorised Translation from the German by ERNEST C. THOMAS. "This is a work which has long and impatiently been expected by a large circle of readers. It has been well praised by two eminent scientists, and their words have created for it, as regards its appearance in our English tongue, a sort of ante-natal reputation. The reputation is in many respects well deserved. The book is marked throughout by singular ability, abounds in striking and suggestive reflections, subtle and profound discussions, felicitous and graphic descriptions of mental and social movements, both in themselves and in their mutual relations."-Scotsman. 800 G31e tA82 66 'Although it is only a few years since Lange's book was originally published, it already ranks as a classic in the philosophical literature of Germany. . . . So far as he has proceeded, Mr. Thomas has done his work with great spirit and intelligence. We have tested the translation at different points, and have always found that it reflects the original freely and accurately."-Pall Mall Gazette. "We see no reason for not endorsing the translator's judgment that it is raised far above the level of ordinary controversial writing by its thoroughness, comprehensiveness, and impartiality."-Contemporary Review. VOL. IV.] Post 8vo, pp. xii.—362, cloth, 10s. 6d. NATURAL LAW: An Essay in Ethics. By EDITH SIMCOX. Second Edition. "Miss Simcox deserves cordial recognition for the excellent work she has done in vindication of naturalism, and especially for the high nobility of her ethical purpose.' Athenæum. "A book which for the rest is a mine of suggestion."-Academy. "This thoughtful and able work is in many respects the most important contribution yet made to the ethics of the evolution theory."-Mind. VOLS. V., VI.] In Two Volumes, post 8vo, pp. 268 and 288, cloth, 15s. THE CREED OF CHRISTENDOM: ITS FOUNDATIONS CONTRASTED WITH ITS SUPERSTRUCTURE. By W. R. GREG. Sixth Edition, with a New Introduction. "No candid reader of the Creed of Christendom' can close the book without the secret acknowledgment that it is a model of honest investigation and clear exposition, conceived in the true spirit of serious and faithful research."-Westminster Review. "This work remains a monument of his industry, his high literary power, his clear intellect, and his resolute desire to arrive at the truth. In its present shape, with its new introduction, it will be still more widely read, and more warmly welcomed by those who believe that in a contest between Truth and Error, Truth never can be worsted."— Scotsman. VOL. VII.] Second Edition.. Post 8vo, pp. xix.—249, cloth, 7s. 6d. OUTLINES OF THE HISTORY OF RELIGION TO THE SPREAD OF THE UNIVERSAL RELIGIONS. Dr. Theol., Professor of the History of Religions in the University of Leiden. Translated from the Dutch by J. ESTLIN CARPEnter, M.A. "Few books of its size contain the result of so much wide thinking, able and laborious study, or enable the reader to gain a better bird's-eye view of the latest results of investigations into the religious history of nations. As Professor Tiele modestly says, 'In this little book are outlines-pencil sketches, I might say-nothing more.' But there are some men whose sketches from a thumb-nail are of far more worth than an enormous canvas covered with the crude painting of others, and it is easy to see that these pages, full of information, these sentences, cut and perhaps also dry, short and clear, condense the fruits of long and thorough research."-Scotsman. VOL. VIII.] Post 8vo, pp. 276, cloth, 7s. 6d. RELIGION IN CHINA: Containing a Brief Account of the Three Religions of the Chinese, with Observations on the Prospects of Christian Conversion amongst that People. By JOSEPH EDKINS, D.D., Peking. "We confidently recommend a careful perusal of the present work to all interested in this great subject."-London and China Express. "Dr. Edkins has been most careful in noting the varied and often complex phases of opinion, so as to give an account of considerable value of the subject."-Scotsman. VOL. IX.] Post 8vo, pp. xviii.—198, cloth, 7s. 6d. A CANDID EXAMINATION OF THEISM. By PHYSICUS. "An essay of marked ability that does not belie its title."-Mind. "On the whole a candid, acute, and honest attempt to work out a problem which is of vast and perpetual interest."-Scotsman. "It is impossible to go through this work without forming a very high opinion of his speculative and argumentative power, and a sincere respect for his temperance of statement and his diligent endeavour to make out the best case he can for the views he rejects." -Academy. "This is a telling contribution to the question of questions. The author has pushed a step further than any one before him the bearing of modern science on the doctrine of Theism."-Examiner. VOL. X.] Post 8vo, pp. xii.—282, cloth, Ios. 6d. THE COLOUR SENSE: Its Origin and Development. AN ESSAY IN COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY. By GRANT ALLEN, B.A., Author of "Physiological Asthetics." "The book is attractive throughout, for its object is pursued with an earnestness and singleness of purpose which never fail to maintain the interest of the reader."—Saturday Review. "A work of genuine research and bold originality."-Westminster Review. "All these subjects are treated in a very thorough manner, with a wealth of illustration, a clearness of style, and a cogency of reasoning, which make up a most attractive volume."-Nature. VOL. XI.] Post 8vo, pp. xx.-316, cloth, 10s. 6d. THE PHILOSOPHY OF MUSIC. BEING THE SUBSTANCE OF A COURSE OF LECTURES DELIVERED AT THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN, By WILLIAM POLE, Mus. Doc. Oxon. Fellow of the Royal Societies of London and Edinburgh; one of the Examiners in Music to the University of London. "We may recommend it as an extremely useful compendium of modern research into the scientific basis of music. There is no want of completeness."-Pall Mall Gazette. "The book must be interesting to all musical students, and to candidates for the musical degrees at London University (where the author is an examiner) it will be indispensable."-Tonic-Sol-fa Reporter. "The Philosophy of Music' will be read with eagerness by a large class of readers who might turn over with a certain impatience the laboriously reasoned pages of Helmholtz."-Musical Times. VOL. XII.] Post 8vo, pp. 168, cloth, 6s. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HUMAN RACE. LECTURES AND DISSERTATIONS By LAZARUS GEIGER, Author of "Origin and Evolution of Human Speech and Reason." of Modern Languages and Literature. "The papers translated in this volume deal with various aspects of a very fascinating study. Herr Geiger had secured a place in the foremost ranks of German philologers, but he seems to have valued his philological researches chicfly as a means of throwing light on the early condition of mankind. He prosecuted his inquiries in a thoroughly philosophical spirit, and he never offered a theory, however paradoxical it might seem at first sight, for which he did not advance solid arguments. Unlike the majority of German scholars, he took pleasure in working out his doctrines in a manner that was likely to make them interesting to the general public; and his capacity for clear and attractive exposition was hardly inferior to that of Mr. Max Müller himself.”—St. James's Gazette. VOL. XIII.] Post 8vo, pp. 350, with a Portrait, cloth, 10s. 6d. DR. APPLETON: His Life and Literary Relics. Late Vicar of St. Mark's, Staplefield, Sussex; AND A. H. SAYCE, M.A., Fellow of Queen's College, and Deputy Professor of Comparative Philology, Oxford. "Although the life of Dr. Appleton was uneventful, it is valuable as illustrating the manner in which the speculative and the practical can be combined. His biographers talk of his geniality, his tolerance, his kindliness, and these characteristics, combined with his fine intellectual gifts, his searching analysis, his independence, his ceaseless energy and ardour, render his life specially interesting."-Nonconformist. VOL. XIV.] Post 8vo, pp. xxvi.-370, with Portrait, Illustrations, and an Autograph Letter, cloth, 12s. 6d. EDGAR QUINET: HIS EARLY LIFE AND WRITINGS. By RICHARD HEATH. "La plante est visible dans son germe. Et qui ne voudrait, s'il le pouvait, voir un monde dans l'embryon."-Histoire de mes idées. "Without attaching the immense value to Edgar Quinet's writings which Mr. Heath considers their due, we are quite ready to own that they possesss solid merits which, perhaps, have not attracted sufficient attention in this country. To a truly reverent spirit, Edgar Quinet joined the deepest love for humanity in general. All his works are pervaded by these two prominent characteristics, which were the basis of his entire philosophy. It may be that their influence sometimes carried him to lengths which, looked at in the cold light of common sense, appear Quixotic and even reprehensible. But, after all, the world would be a dreary place to live in without a fair proportion of enthusiasts to stir the stagnant puddle, and give it movement and change. Making all allowance for the hero-worshipping instinct which impelled Mr. Heath to produce this book, he deserves credit for the completeness and finish of the portraiture to which he set his hand. It has evidently been a labour of love, for the text is marked throughout by infinite painstaking, both in style and matter."-Globe. VOL. XV.] Second Edition, post 8vo, cloth. THE ESSENCE OF CHRISTIANITY. By LUDWIG FEUERBACH. Translated from the Second German Edition by MARIAN EVANS, "I confess that to Feuerbach I owe a debt of inestimable gratitude. Feeling about in uncertainty for the ground, and finding everywhere shifting sands, Feuerbach cast a sudden blaze into the darkness, and disclosed to me the way. -From S. Baring-Gould's "The Origin and Development of Religious Belief," Part II., Preface, page xii. VOLS. I.-II.] EXTRA SERIES. Two Volumes, post 8vo, pp. 348 and 374, with Portrait, cloth, 218. LESSING: His Life and Writings. By JAMES SIME, M.A. Second Edition. "It is to Lessing that an Englishman would turn with readiest affection. We cannot but wonder that more of this man is not known amongst us."-THOMAS CARLYLE. "But to Mr. James Sime has been reserved the honour of presenting to the English public a full-length portrait of Lessing, in which no portion of the canvas is uncovered, and in which there is hardly a touch but tells. He has studied his subject with that patient care which only reverence and sympathy can support; he has attained the true proportion which can alone be gained by penetration and clear insight into motive and purposes. We can say that a clearer or more compact piece of biographic criticism has not been produced in England for many a day."— Westminster Review. |