Life, Memoirs And Correspondence Of Joseph Priestley
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Life, Memoirs And Correspondence Of Joseph Priestley
By (Author) J.T. Rutt
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Thoemmes Continuum
15th November 2002
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Theology
Philosophical traditions and schools of thought
Autobiography: philosophy and social sciences
Diaries, letters and journals
History of science
192
Physical Properties
Hardback
1032
1311g
Description
Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) - practising scientist, materialist philosopher and Unitarian theologian - was one of the giants of the Enlightenment. These two volumes present Priestley's unfinished autobiography and his correspondence, edited by J.T. Rutt. Many of these letters are addressed to Priestley's fellow-Unitarians, Theophilus Lindsey and Thomas Belsham, but they are by no means confined to religious topics. Rutt knew Priestley personally, and his many annotations seek to make these volumes particularly useful for students of the period. An index of names and a chronological list of Priestley's works are included.
