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BALDWIN, WILLIAM.

A Treatise of Morall Philosophy: Wherein is Contayned the Lives and Answers, Witty Sayings, Worthy Sentences, Wise and Excellent Councels, Precepts, Proverbs, and Parables, of Philosophers, Orators, Emperors, and Kings . . .

London: Printed by Richard Bishop, 1631. About the 25th edition, and the last 17th century edition. Wing B-547; NCBEL I, 1083. A very popular mid-Tudor work on moral philosophy by the poet, satirist and printer William Baldwin, "a literary innovator whose works influenced writers as historically distant and as thematically.....

Price: $2,500.00

[DIDEROT, DENIS].

Principes de la Philosophie Morale; ou, Essai de M. S. sur le Mérite et la Vertu.

Amsterdam [i.e. Paris]: Chez Zacharie Chatelain, 1745. First edition. Tchemerzine, Bibliographie d'Editions Originales ou Rares d'Auteurs Francais II, 916; and see P.N. Furman, Diderot, A Critical Biography. ¶ The first book by the great French philosopher, writer, and polymath Denis Diderot (1713-1784), a translation of An Inquiry Concerning Virtue (1699).....

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HARRIS, JAMES.

Three Treatises. The First Concerning Art. The Second Concerning Music, Painting, and Poetry. The Third Concerning Happiness. By J. H.

London: Printed by H. Woodfall for J. Nourse and P. Vaillant, 1744. First edition. ESTC T70375; Lowndes, page 1002, noting this title, but not this first edition. ¶ The first published work by James Harris (1709-1780), philosopher, partron of the arts - particularly music - and author of the famous.....

Price: $500.00

[HAZLITT, WILLIAM, EDITOR].

An Abridgment of the Light of Nature Pursued, by Abraham Tucker. Originally Published, in Seven Volumes, Under the Name of Edward Search, Esq.

London: Printed for J. Johnson by T. Bensley, 1807. First edition. Keynes 3; NCBEL III, 1231. ¶ William Hazlitt's third book, an abridgment of the magnum opus of 18th century English philosopher Abraham Tucker (1705-1774), The Life of Nature Pursued, originally published over ten years (1768-78) in seven volumes. ¶.....

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[JENYNS, SOAME].

Disquisitions on Several Subjects.

London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1782. First edition. ESTC T130218; NCBEL II, 554; Lowndes, page 1197. A collection of eight essays by the accomplished poet, essayist and wit, Soame Jenyns (1704-1787), who here writes about, among other things, universal being, cruelty to animals, civil liberty and religious establishments. "This little.....

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LOCKE, JOHN.

A Letter to the Right Reverend Edward L’d Bishop of Worcester, Concerning Some Passages Relating to Mr. Locke’s Essay of Humane Understanding: In a Late Discourse of his Lordships, in Vindication of the Trinity. [Bound with:] Mr. Locke's Reply to the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Worcester's Answer to his letter, Concerning Some Passages Relating to Mr. Locke's Essay of Human Understanding . . .

London: Printed by H. Clark, for A. and J. Churchill and Edw. Castle, 1697 [both titles]. First editions. Wing L-2749 & L-2753; Yolton 248, second issue, state 2 & Yolton 249; NCBEL II, 1837. ¶ Locke’s first published responses to criticism of his Essay Concerning Human Understanding; these two were.....

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MURDOCH, IRIS.

Acastos: Two Platonic Dialogues.

London: Chatto & Windus, (1986). First edition. Platonic dialogues on art and religion by Irish novelist Irish Murdoch. Among the characters are Callistos, Acastos, Mantias, Plato and Socrates. Set in the late 5th century BC, they discuss how is morality related to religion. Should governments censor art? Is Tyranny preferable.....

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PRIESTLEY, JOSEPH.

An Examination of Dr. Reid's Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense, Dr. Beattie's Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth, and Dr. Oswald's Appeal to Common Sense in Behalf of Religion.

London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1775. Second edition, preceded by the first edition of 1774. ESTC T33641; NCBEL II, 1891. Joseph Priestley critiques - and criticizes - the work of three other contemporary philosophers over their positions on human nature, truth and reason, and challenges them to an exchange of.....

Price: $375.00

SMITH, WILLIAM HENRY.

Thorndale or The Conflict of Opinions.

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1857. First edition. NCBEL III, 1610. Thorndale or The Conflict of Opinions, a novel written in the form of the diary of Charles Thorndale, is one of the great 19th century fictional works of ideas and philosophical and religious opinions; and it remains.....

Price: $500.00