[PDF] The Pleasures Of Human Life Examined And Enumerated With An Entertaining Treatise On Mistakes Respecting Pleasure And Happiness And On Objects Which Are Opposed To The Pleasures Of Life Usually Denominated Its Miseries eBook

Author : Anne Finch
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 796 pages
File Size : 42,15 MB
Release : 2021-05-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1108578454

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This is the first ever complete critical edition of the writings of Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea (1661–1720), including work printed in her lifetime and material left in manuscript form at her death. Textual analysis, based on print and manuscript copies in repositories across the United Kingdom and United States, reveals her revision processes and uses of manuscript and print. Extensive commentary clarifies her techniques, sources, contexts, and diction. A detailed essay traces the history of her works' reception and transmission. The result is a complete view of her achievements that will promote more accurate assessments of her contributions to literary and cultural shifts, including perspectives on literary value, women's equality, religion, and affairs of state. This second volume provides established texts of Finch's later collections in print and manuscript form, Miscellany Poems, on Several Occasions (1713) and The Wellesley Manuscript, as well as uncollected poems and letters.

Author : David Hume
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 36,80 MB
Release : 2019-04-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 8027303893

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"An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding" is a book by David Hume created as a revision of an earlier work, Hume's "A Treatise of Human Nature". The argument of the Enquiry proceeds by a series of incremental steps, separated into chapters which logically succeed one another. After expounding his epistemology, Hume explains how to apply his principles to specific topics. This book has proven highly influential, both in the years that would immediately follow and today. Immanuel Kant points to it as the book which woke him from his self-described "dogmatic slumber."

Author : John Lubbock
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
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ISBN : 9781019717615

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John Lubbock's The Pleasures of Life is a thoughtful meditation on the nature of human happiness. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including literature, philosophy, and science, Lubbock offers readers insights into the ways in which we can experience pleasure and find meaning in life. A classic of English literature, this book remains an inspiration to readers seeking a deeper understanding of the human experience. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.