A collection of essays on the many faces of Joseph Priestley, discoverer of oxygen.
Joseph Priestley, the eighteenth-century scientist who discovered oxygen, was one of the most remarkable thinkers of his time. This collection of essays by a team of experts covers the full range of his work in the fields of education, politics, philosophy, and theology, and firmly re-establishes him as a major intellectual figure.
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A collection of essays on the many faces of Joseph Priestley, discoverer of oxygen.
Joseph Priestley, the eighteenth-century scientist who discovered oxygen, was one of the most remarkable thinkers of his time. This collection of essays by a team of experts covers the full range of his work in the fields of education, politics, philosophy, and theology, and firmly re-establishes him as a major intellectual figure.
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Joseph Priestley was one of the most remarkable thinkers of the eighteenth century. Best known today as the scientist who discovered oxygen, he also made major contributions in the fields of education, politics, philosophy, and theology. This collection of essays by a team of experts covers the full range of Priestley's work and provides a new and up to date account of all his activities, together with a summary of his life and an account of his last years inAmerica. The book will re-establish him as a major intellectual figure in Britain and America in the second half of the eighteenth century.
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“"This volume helps us to appreciate the protean Priestley in seven essays, each exploring one dimension of his life and career." --Unitarian Universalist World "This is an excellent resource not only for information on Priestley, but also for the state of current research on the subject."--Religious Studies review”
This volume acheives its aims admirably. The Historical Association
it will be an essential next step in understanding a towering, wide-ranging, and too often underestimated figure in the English Enlightenment and, indeed, in the following century. R. K. Webb, Enlightenment and Dissent
[A] welcome book... all the papers merit careful study. Alan P. F. Sell, Journal of Ecclesiastical History
All chapters in this anthology, Joseph Priestley: Scientist, Philosopher, and Theologian, provide rich material...for anyone interested in the unfolding dynamic of the European Enlightenment, especially the fascinating complex of science and religion period. Hopefully the anthology will go some little way to restoring the intellectual reputation of a richly deserving figure whose arguments...are as relevant today as they were over two hundred years ago when Priestley advanced them. Michael R. Matthews Science and Education
...Readable and perceptive...[a] stimulating and insightful volume... David A. Pailin The Journal of Theological Studies
'Priestley was a deeply religious man and a believer in the power of faith as a force for good in the world.' These words of Alison Kennedy speak for the whole of the life and teaching of Priestley. Every chapter in ths unique book bears out their truth. It is a book that will inspire and encourage all who read it. Peter Godfrey, Faith and Freedom
All the chapters in this anthology provide rich material for school and university teachers, and they constitute simply a 'good read' for anyone interested in the unfolding dynamic of the European Enlightenment, especially the fascinating complex of science and religion in the period. Hopefully the anthology will go some little way to restoring the intellectual reputation of a richly deserving figure. Newsletter of the International History, Philosophy, and Science Teaching Group
The volume achieves its aims admirably W. A. Speck, History
About the Author
Isabel Rivers is Professor of Eighteenth-Century English Literature and Culture, Queen Mary, University of London, and Co-Director, Dr Williams's Centre for Dissenting Studies. David L. Wykes is Director, Dr Williams's Library, London, and Co-Director, Dr Williams's Centre for Dissenting Studies.
Joseph Priestley was one of the most remarkable thinkers of the eighteenth century. Best known today as the scientist who discovered oxygen, he also made major contributions in the fields of education, politics, philosophy, and theology. This collection of essays by a team of experts covers the full range of Priestley's work and provides a new and up to date account of all his activities, together with a summary of his life and an account of his last years in America. The book will re-establish him as a major intellectual figure in Britain and America in the second half of the eighteenth century.
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