Samuel Johnson and Eighteenth-Century Thought
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Oxford English Monographs
ISBN-10
0198112149
ISBN-13
9780198112143
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Clarendon Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 28th, 1990
Print length
288 Pages
Weight
356 grams
Dimensions
21.60 x 14.00 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800
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This book not only provides a detailed analysis of Johnson's relationship with the ethics and theology of the 18th century, examining the background to his views on a wide range of issues debated by the philosophers and divines of his age but also challenges the assumption that Johnson's religious beliefs were unstable and filled with anxiety.
Although there are many books on Johnson''s moral and religious thought, none has provided a detailed analysis of his relationship with the ethics and theology of the eighteenth century. This study fills the gap, examining the background to Johnson''s views on a wide range of issues debated by the philosophers and divines of his age. Avoiding deceptive generalizations concerning the overall character of the century, Nicholas Hudson emphasizes the ambivalence and contradiction inherent in the orthodoxy which Johnson espoused. Yet this book also challenges the assumption that Johnson''s religious beliefs were unstable and filled with anxiety. Whatever the weakness of his positions, he gleaned strength and confidence from the belief that he upheld an eminent tradition in Christian philosophy.
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