A Handbook of the English LanguageLatham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
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A Handbook of the English Language
Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
English language -- Grammar; English language -- History
"It commends itself by its clear arrangement of the topics, its
perspicuity of language, and its constant practical bearings. I am
particularly pleased with its views of conscience. Its frequent and
pertinent illustrations, and the Scriptural character of its
explanations of the particular duties, will make the work both
attractive and valuable as a text-book, in imparting instruction upon
this vital part of philosophy."
_From _W. D. WILSON, D.D._, Professor of Intellectual and Moral
Philosophy in Hobart Free College._
"I have examined the work with care, and have adopted it as a text-book
in the study of Moral Science. I consider it not only sound in
doctrine, but clear and systematic in method, and withal pervaded with
a prevailing healthy tone of sentiment, which cannot fail to leave
behind, in addition to the truths it inculcates, an impression in favor
of those truths. I esteem this one of the greatest merits of the book.
In this respect it has no equal, so far as I know; and I do not
hesitate to speak of it as being preferable to any other work yet
published, for use in all institutions where Moral Philosophy forms a
department in the course of instruction."
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A History of Philosophy:
AN EPITOME.
BY DR. ALBERT SCHWEGLER.
TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL GERMAN, BY JULIUS H. SEELYE.
12mo. 365 pages. Price $1 50.
This translation is designed to supply a want long felt by both teachers
and students in our American colleges. We have valuable histories of
Philosophy in English, but no _manual_ on this subject so clear, concise,
and comprehensive as the one now presented. Schwegler's work bears the
marks of great learning, and is evidently written by one who has not only
studied the original sources for such a history, but has thought out for
himself the systems of which he treats. He has thus seized upon the real
germ of each system, and traced its process of development with great
clearness and accuracy. The whole history of speculation, from Thales to
the present time, is presented in its consecutive order. This rich and
important field of study, hitherto so greatly neglected, will, it is hoped,
receive a new impulse among American students through Mr. Seelye's
translation. It is a book, moreover, invaluable for reference, and should
be in the possession of every public and private library.
_From _L. P. HICKOK_, Vice-President of Union College._
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