Victoria Welby

ISBN-13: 9781009345866 / Angielski

Emily Thomas

Opis

In 1880s Britain, Victoria Welby (1837-1912) began creating a rich, wide-ranging metaphysical system. At its heart lies Motion, 'the great fact, the supreme category'. Drawing extensively on archive materials, this Element offers the first study of Welby's metaphysics.

Spis treści

1. Introducing Welby's Metaphysics; 2. Sketching Welby's Life and Works; 3. Material Bodies as Motions; 4. Minds as (Immortal) Motions; 5. Idealism: Motion as Spirit; 6. Panpsychism: 'Mind-Activity' and Novelty in Nature; 7. Time; 8. Motion-Space; 9. Final Thoughts: Motion and God.