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Frank Byron Jevons, 1858-1936
In the twenty years before and after 1900 Frank Byron Jevons, one of the last Victorian polymaths, gave himself successively to the study of classics, philosophy, sociology, history, anthropology, and comparative religion. He was also concerned with social and national issues, especially the education of the working classes and of women. This brief biography is an intellectual history in which each chapter explores specific themes in his life.
Evolution
"Evolution" by F. B. Jevons Jevons was a polymath, academic, and administrator. He also wrote on fields in which subsequent technical advances at the time had been radical and rapid, such as evolution. This philosophical essay on evolution questions how the acceptance of the concept of evolution as a scientific fact should influence the thoughts and actions of humankind from the perspective of morality and moral conduct.
An Introduction to the Study of Comparative Religion
"An Introduction to the Study of Comparative Religion" from Frank Byron Jevons. Polymath, academic and administrator of Durham University (1858-1936).
An Introduction to the Study of Comparative Religion
This well written book provides several insights about Christianity and how it compares with other religions. Excerpt: "The truth and the good inherent in all forms of religion is that, in all, man seeks after God. The finality of Christianity lies in the fact that it reveals the God for whom man seeks."
Death, Life and Laughter
11 Where does Islamic Studies fit? -- 12 From Jevons to Collini (via Douglas Davies): reflections on higher education and religious identity -- 13 A break from prose: defying the boundaries of genre -- 14 An inquisitive presence: thinking with Douglas Davies on the study of religion -- Epilogue: a response -- Index
The Athenaeum
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Manuscript Lectures
This final volume of The Works of William James provides a full record of James's teaching career at Harvard from 1872-1907. It includes working notes for lectures in more than 20 courses. Because his teaching was closely involved with the development of his thought, this material adds a new dimension to our understanding of his philosophy.
Magic
The first accessible reader on magic’s generative relationship with contemporary art practice. From the hexing of presidents to a renewed interest in herbalism and atavistic forms of self-care, magic has furnished the contemporary imagination with mysterious and often disorienting bodies of arcane thought and practice. This volume brings together writings by artists, magicians, historians, and theorists that illuminate the vibrant correspondences animating contemporary art’s varied encounters with magical culture, inspiring a reconsideration of the relationship between the symbolic and the pragmatic. Dispensing with simple narratives of reenchantment, Magic illustrates the intricate ways...
