A History of Western Ethics


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This newly revised and updated edition of A History of Western Ethics is a coherent and accessible overview of the most important figures and influential ideas of the history of ethics in the Western philosophical tradition.




Memoirs of the Life of the Rev. Richard Price, D.D. F. R. S (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Memoirs of the Life of the Rev. Richard Price, D.D. F. R. S The confused state in which his papers were found, and the indistinct short hand' in which they were written, rendered it impossible either to arrange or to under stand them properly; and therefore, after many fruitless attempts, I was reluctant ly obliged to give up the investigation, and 'to take upon myself the task of wri ting a new, but. More concise account; being aware that many facts which would have been highly gratifying to Dr. Price's immediate friends would now find but few survivors to be interested in them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




William Morgan


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This book will be the first full length biography of William Morgan, a founding figure in the development of actuarial science and the insurance business in the UK. This biography explains William Morgan’s role in developing the mathematics that underpin the money management of pension funds. It focuses also on the experiment in which Morgan created an X-ray tube, and examines his outspoken political views and turbulent private life. As well as exploring his public life, this biography uses unpublished family letters to open a window on Morgan’s private life.




Parenting in England 1760-1830


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The first study of the world of parenting in late Georgian England. Based on extensive and wide-ranging sources from memoirs and correspondence, to fiction, advice guides, and engravings, Bailey uncovers how people, from the poor to the rich, thought about themselves as parents and remembered their own parents.










The Examiner


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The Athenaeum


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The Athenæum


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