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influential in his time,
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This review is from: Joseph Priestley: A Comet in the System (Paperback)
Scarcely remembered today, Priestley was considered one of the most influential thinkers of the 18th century. Clark has seen fit to give us a recounting of Priestley and his works. There is the development of philosophical and social views. Much perhaps uncontroversial today. But in Priestley's day, his public ruminations against the British government were infuriating to many. The book puts this well in the context of the social and political changes roiling Britain. Including the revolt of the American colonies.There is are explicit tracings of Priestley's views in the formation of the new American government and its constitution. He was as important as John Locke, in his views on man and society. |
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Joseph Priestley: A Comet in the System by John Ruskin Clark (Paperback - Feb. 1990)
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