{"product_id":"james-fitzjames-stephen-portrait-of-a-victorian-rationalist-paperback-9780521892247","title":"James Fitzjames Stephen; Portrait of a Victorian Rationalist (Paperback) 9780521892247","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eJames Fitzjames Stephen\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePortrait of a Victorian Rationalist\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first modern comprehensive examination of the work, writings and ideas of James Fitzjames Stephen.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eK. J. M. Smith (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521892247, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 18 July 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.52 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this important study Dr Smith uses a wide range of primary materials to provide the first modern comprehensive examination of the work, writings and ideas of James Fitzjames Stephen. Stephen's broad rationalist\/utilitarian ethical and intellectual stance manifested itself most prominently in law and social and political philosophy. Stephen's turn of mind led him to perceive the substance of literature and religious orthodoxy as of complementary interest and relevance to the social and political mores of Victorian England, making him one of Dickens' and Cardinal Newman's most formidable and trenchant critics. Dr Smith's account is the first to set Stephen's life and thought in its proper Victorian context, and marks a significant addition to the growing literature on the intellectual history of nineteenth-century England.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Early impressions: Sir James, Eton and Cambridge\u003cbr\u003e 2. A controversialist in the making: literary criticism and leader-writing\u003cbr\u003e 3. A science of criminal law\u003cbr\u003e 4. 'Law living and armed' - the mechanism of enforcement\u003cbr\u003e 5. The threat of 'hoofs and hobnails'\u003cbr\u003e 6. India and the imperial ethic\u003cbr\u003e 7. Liberty, equality, fraternity: refutation and apologia\u003cbr\u003e 8. Rationalism's burden\u003cbr\u003e 9. The bench and beyond\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265360744728,"sku":"9780521892247","price":36.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521892247i.jpg?v=1692022108","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/james-fitzjames-stephen-portrait-of-a-victorian-rationalist-paperback-9780521892247","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}