James McCosh and the Scottish Intellectual Tradition : : From Glasgow to Princeton / / J. David Hoeveler.

James McCosh played a leading role in the effort to reconcile two powerful intellectual and social forces of the nineteenth century: evolution and evangelicalism. In the first modern biography of this philosopher, religious leader, and educator, J. David Hoeveler demonstrates McCosh's significa...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]
©1981
Year of Publication:2014
Edition:Course Book
Language:English
Series:Princeton Legacy Library ; 683
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Physical Description:1 online resource (390 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
List of Illustrations --
Preface --
Part I. Scotland --
Chapter One. THE Heirs of Knox --
Chapter Two. A Scottish Education --
Chapter Three. The Gospel Ministry --
Part II. Ireland --
Chapter Four. Intuitional Realism --
Chapter Five. Protestant Scholasticism --
Chapter Six. Nature and Nature's God --
Part III. America --
Chapter Seven. Academic Reformer --
Chapter Nine. The New Princeton --
McCosh Bibliography --
Index
Summary:James McCosh played a leading role in the effort to reconcile two powerful intellectual and social forces of the nineteenth century: evolution and evangelicalism. In the first modern biography of this philosopher, religious leader, and educator, J. David Hoeveler demonstrates McCosh's significance for Scottish and American philosophy and for American education.Originally published in 1981.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781400855421
9783110413441
9783110413663
9783110442496
DOI:10.1515/9781400855421
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: J. David Hoeveler.