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 sugges tions 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. "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."-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, 108. 6d. NATURAL LAW: An Essay in Ethics. By EDITH SIMCOX. "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, 158. THE CREED OF CHRISTENDOM: ITS FOUNDATIONS CONTRASTED WITH ITS SUPERSTRUCTURE. By W. R. GREG. Eighth 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, 78. 6d. Dr. Theol., Professor of the History of Religions in the University of Leiden. "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. These pages, full of information, these sentences, cut and perhaps also dry, short and clear, çondense 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 intereste 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, 78. 6d. A CANDID EXAMINATION OF THEISM. By PHYSICUS. 46 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, 10s. 6d. THE COLOUR SENSE: Its Origin and Development. AN ESSAY IN COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY. By GRANT ALLEN, B.A., Author of "Physiological Esthetics." "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. Author of "Origin and Evolution of Human Speech and Reason." "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 chiefly 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. By JOHN H. APPLETON, M.A., 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 possess 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. Mr. Heath 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, 7s. 6d. 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. VOL. XVI.] Third Edition, revised, post 8vo, pp. 200, cloth, 38. 6d. VOL. XVII.] By the late JOHN STUART MILL, M.P. Post 8vo, pp. xliv.-216, cloth, 78. 6d. ESSAYS AND DIALOGUES OF GIACOMO LEOPARDI. Translated from the Italian, with Biographical Sketch, by CHARLES EDWARDES. "He was one of the most extraordinary men whom this century has produced, both in his powers, and likewise in his performances."-Quarterly Review. "This is a good piece of work to have done, and Mr. Edwardes deserves praise both for intention and execution."-Athenæum. "Gratitude is due to Mr. Edwardes for an able portraiture of one of the saddest figures in literary history, and an able translation of his less inviting and less known works."-Academy. SCHOPENHAUER writes:-"No one has treated the subject (The Misery of Life) so thoroughly and exhaustively as Leopardi in our own days. He is wholly filled and fermented with it; everywhere the mockery and misery of this existence are his theme; on every page of his works he represents them, but with such diversity of form and expression, with such wealth of illustration, that he never wearies, but rather entertains and stimulates us throughout." VOL. XVIII.] Post 8vo, pp. xii.-178, cloth, 68. RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY IN GERMANY: A FRAGMENT. By HEINRICH HEINE. Translated by JOHN SNODGRASS, Translator of "Wit, Wisdom, and Pathos from the Prose of Heinrich Heine." "Nowhere is the singular charm of this writer more marked than in the vivid pages of this work. . . . Irrespective of subject, there is a charm about whatever Heine wrote that captivates the reader and wins his sympathies before criticism steps in. But there can be none who would fail to admit the power as well as the beauty of the wide-ranging pictures of the intellectual development of the country of deep thinkers. Beneath his grace the writer holds a mighty grip of fact, stripped of all disguise and made patent over all confusing surroundings."-Bookseller. "No better selection could have been made from the prose writings of an author who, though until lately known in this country only, or at least chiefly, as a song-writer, produced as much German prose as fills nearly a score of volumes."-North British Daily Mail. |