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The Eighteenth Century Background: Studies on the Idea of Nature in the Thought of the Period
The Eighteenth Century Background Studies on the Idea of Nature in the Thought of the Period Author:Basil Willey Mr. Willey's volume is scholarly, lucid, and perceptive, one of the best intellectual histories available. -- Lionel Trilling — For anyone who has an interest in the intellectual history of Europe and America and in those adventures of human spirit which constitute the background of our own quests, Basil Willey's book will be a permanent treasure... more ». -- The Christian Century
Mr. Willey has produced an unusually valuable book, which ought to prove the starting point of further studies. These studies could perhaps be most profitably made in the fields of pedagogical and esthetic doctrines. -- Journal of Philosophy« less