Lectures and Essays by William Kingdon Clifford
A fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and of the Royal Society, William Clifford (1845–79) made his reputation in applied mathematics, but his interests ranged far more widely, encompassing ethics, evolution, metaphysics and philosophy of mind. This posthumously collected two-volume work, first published in 1879, bears witness to the dexterity and eclecticism of this Victorian thinker, whose commitment to the most abstract principles of mathematics and the most concrete details of human experience resulted in vivid and often unexpected arguments. Volume 1 includes a detailed biographical introduction by Clifford's colleague, Frederick Pollock, who situates his close friend's interests in Darwin and Spinoza within a larger, life-long devotion to the principles of scientific enquiry and experiment. This volume also features two important essays, 'On Some of the Conditions of Mental Development', his first public lecture delivered at the Royal Institute in London, and 'The Philosophy of the Pure Sciences'.
William Kingdon Clifford (1845-1879) was a British mathematician and philosopher. Clifford was educated at University College London, King's College London, and Trinity College. Considered one of the greatest minds of the nineteenth century on account of his work in geometric algebra, Clifford is also hugely respected for his philosophical writing. He is the author of The Ethics of Belief, Elements of Dynamic, Seeing and Thinking, and On the Space-Theory of Matter, which many consider a stepping-stone to Einstein's General Theory of Relativity.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781108040945 |
| ISBN 10 | 1108040942 |
| Title | Lectures and Essays |
| Author | William Kingdon Clifford |
| Series | Lectures And Essays 2 Volume Paperback Set |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2011-12-08 |
| Number of pages | 354 |
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