The Character of a Trimmer and Other Writings - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Halifax, Brian R. Clack, William GibsonSeries:Oxford World's ClassicsPublish date:9/10/2025Pages:288
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780198879527ISBN-10:198879520UPC:9780198879527Book Category:Philosophy, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Political, Social, English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:7.63 x 5.32 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SC0FTKR1YZ
'To know when to let things alone is a high pitch of good sense.' George Savile, Marquess of Halifax was among the greatest statesmen of late seventeenth-century England and was a central figure in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. His pursuit of moderation during a time of fierce political controversy earned him the nickname 'The Trimmer'. Halifax took this intended insult as a badge of honour,...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780198879527ISBN-10:198879520UPC:9780198879527Book Category:Philosophy, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Political, Social, English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:7.63 x 5.32 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SC0FTKR1YZ
George Savile, Marquis of Halifax Brian R. Clack is Professor of Philosophy at the University of San Diego. He is the author of two books on the philosophy of Wittgenstein -- Wittgenstein, Frazer and Religion (1999) and An Introduction to Wittgenstein's Philosophy of Religion (1999) -- and of Love, Drugs, Art, Religion: The Pains and Consolations of Existence (2014), and co-author of The...
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