The Collected Works of Edward Caird (Idealism S.) - hardcover

'Holding prestigious academic office, first as professor of moral philosophy at Glasgow then as Master of Balliol College, Oxford, Edward Caird was one of the leading and most influential Idealist philosophers in Britain for four decades. His work, which included classic studies of Kant and of Hegel, and two series of Gifford Lectures, constitutes a substantial part of this important philosophical movement which is now being reassessed. The two new volumes of his miscellaneous writings are particularly welcome: they reveal Caird's reactions to the ideas of his contemporaries, both other major Idealists and prominent philosophers in other traditions.' Edward Caird (1835-1908) was a central figure in the development of British Idealism. He heavily influenced D. G. Ritchie, Henry Jones and William Wallace, and played a crucial role in establishing both Kantianism and Hegelianism as two of the most important philosophical schools in the present Anglo-American world. He made important contributions to ethical and political philosophy, aesthetics and the philosophy of religion. "This first collected edition of Caird brings together all his major writings, as well as making available collectively for the first time many of his equally important addresses, articles and reviews. Also included are a selection of his letters to newspapers. These writings will be of interest to Kant and Hegel scholars, ethical and political philosophers, as well as aestheticists and historians of this important period in the development of British and North American philosophy. This edition includes a comprehensive bibliography and two new introductions by Dr Colin Tyler: one placing Caird's writings intheir broader historical context; the other relating Caird's shorter writings to his practical social, political and religious radicalism. --first collected edition of Caird's works --includes two volumes of newly collected pamphlets and miscellaneous writings, some re