The Resource The invention of altruism : making moral meanings in Victorian Britain, by Thomas Dixon
The invention of altruism : making moral meanings in Victorian Britain, by Thomas Dixon
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The item The invention of altruism : making moral meanings in Victorian Britain, by Thomas Dixon represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool.
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- Summary
- "In The Invention of Altruism, Thomas Dixon traces this new language of 'altruism' as it spread through British culture between the 1850s and the 1900s, and in doing so provides a new portrait of Victorian moral thought." "Drawing attention to the importance of Comtean positivism in setting the agenda for debates about science and religion, this volume challenges received ideas about both Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer as moral philosophers. This wide-ranging study in the history of ideas is highly relevant to contemporary debates about altruism, evolution, religion, and ethics."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiv, 420 p.
- Contents
-
- List of Illustrations
- 1.
- Making Moral Meanings.
- p. 13
- 2.
- Encounters with Positivism.
- p. 41
- 3.
- Death and Immortality.
- p. 90
- 4.
- Darwinian Conscience.
- p. 129
- 5.
- Herbert Spencer, The Radical.
- p. 181
- 6.
- Poverty and the Ideal Self.
- p. 222
- 7.
- Motherhood and the Ascent of Man.
- p. 273
- 8.
- Egomania.
- p. 321
- Bibliography.
- p. 375
- Index.
- p. 407
- Isbn
- 9780197264263
- Label
- The invention of altruism : making moral meanings in Victorian Britain
- Title
- The invention of altruism
- Title remainder
- making moral meanings in Victorian Britain
- Statement of responsibility
- by Thomas Dixon
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In The Invention of Altruism, Thomas Dixon traces this new language of 'altruism' as it spread through British culture between the 1850s and the 1900s, and in doing so provides a new portrait of Victorian moral thought." "Drawing attention to the importance of Comtean positivism in setting the agenda for debates about science and religion, this volume challenges received ideas about both Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer as moral philosophers. This wide-ranging study in the history of ideas is highly relevant to contemporary debates about altruism, evolution, religion, and ethics."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- UKM
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Dixon, Thomas
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BJ1474
- LC item number
- .D59 2008
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- A British Academy postdoctoral fellowship monograph
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Altruism
- Ethics
- Label
- The invention of altruism : making moral meanings in Victorian Britain, by Thomas Dixon
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-405) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- List of Illustrations
- 1.
- Making Moral Meanings.
- p. 13
- 2.
- Encounters with Positivism.
- p. 41
- 3.
- Death and Immortality.
- p. 90
- 4.
- Darwinian Conscience.
- p. 129
- 5.
- Herbert Spencer, The Radical.
- p. 181
- 6.
- Poverty and the Ideal Self.
- p. 222
- 7.
- Motherhood and the Ascent of Man.
- p. 273
- 8.
- Egomania.
- p. 321
- Bibliography.
- p. 375
- Index.
- p. 407
- Control code
- ocn214305866
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xiv, 420 p.
- Isbn
- 9780197264263
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill.
- Label
- The invention of altruism : making moral meanings in Victorian Britain, by Thomas Dixon
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-405) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- List of Illustrations
- 1.
- Making Moral Meanings.
- p. 13
- 2.
- Encounters with Positivism.
- p. 41
- 3.
- Death and Immortality.
- p. 90
- 4.
- Darwinian Conscience.
- p. 129
- 5.
- Herbert Spencer, The Radical.
- p. 181
- 6.
- Poverty and the Ideal Self.
- p. 222
- 7.
- Motherhood and the Ascent of Man.
- p. 273
- 8.
- Egomania.
- p. 321
- Bibliography.
- p. 375
- Index.
- p. 407
- Control code
- ocn214305866
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xiv, 420 p.
- Isbn
- 9780197264263
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill.
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