{"product_id":"examination-of-sir-william-hamiltons-philosophy","title":"Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e, first published in 1865, with a second edition in the same year, and third and fourth editions in 1867 and 1872, has long been out of print. The \u003ci\u003eExamination \u003c\/i\u003ewas, for his contemporaries, a most significant and popular work, presenting an extended treatment of some matters central to empiricism that found little space in Mill's \u003ci\u003eLogic, \u003c\/i\u003ethe best known being his treatment of matter and mind from a psychological viewpoint.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppearing just before his successful parliamentary candidature, the \u003cem\u003eExamination\u003c\/em\u003e, with its deliberate and explicit onslaught on the intuitionists who were, in Mill's view, allied with anti-progressive political and religious forces, brought his beliefs into the public arena in a new way. Some of those who supported him politically found themselves viciously attacked because they had associated themselves with one who assailed settled religious beliefs. Other religionists who rejected many of Mill's attitudes strong expressed their admiration of the \u003cem\u003eExamination\u003c\/em\u003e because of its exposure to what they, with him, saw as dangerous theological and moral positions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlan Ryan's analytical and historial introduction dwells on the most significant philosophical elements in the work, placing them in perspective and showing their relations to other aspects of Mill's thought. The textual introduction, by John M. Robson, examines the treatise in context of Mill's life in the 1860s, outlines its composition, and discusses, among other matters, the importance of the extensive revisions Mill made, mostly in response to critics. These revisions appear in full in the textual apparatus. Also provided are a bibliographical index, which gives a guide to the literature on the subject, and a collation of Mill's quotations, an analytical index, and appendices giving the reading of manuscript fragments and listing textual emendations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54229248967000,"sku":"9780802023292","price":73.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780802023292__67acb3bbd38cf.jpg?v=1741135841","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/examination-of-sir-william-hamiltons-philosophy","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}