History Of English Thought In The Eighteenth Century

2nd edition.~ Cloth, G+. 2 volumes, xvi+466pp, xii+469pp, index, to volume 2, cloth rubbed along the edges, bindings a little shaken, otherwise a good set, internally free from marks. ~ Stephen [ 1832 - 1904 ], English author & critic as well as in 1871, one of the earliest Presidents of the Alpine Club. In this work, originally published in 1876 he sets forth a history of the development of Philosophical & Theological Thought in England from the late 17th century to the early 19th. The work covers Deism, David Hume, Moral Philosophy, Adam Smith, Political Theory & Economy and the characteristics of the literature & poetry of the age as refelcting changes in Philosophy. The importance & scholarship of the 2 volumes earning Stephen membership of the Athenaeum Club.