Perspectives on the Logic and Metaphysics of F.H. Bradley

PB. 1996 317 pages. In the fields of metaphysics and epistemology, ethics and political thought, idealism can generate controversy and disagreement. This title is part of the "Idealism" series, which finds in idealism new features of interest and a perspective which is germane to our own philosophical concerns. Bradley's logical and metaphysical doctrines dominated the philosophical scene at the turn of the 20th century, making him both a key figure in the Absolute Idealist school of that period, and an important catalyst in the development of the realist and pragmatic schools that came after. This collection of essays continues the reappraisal of Bradley, and considering all the major aspects of his work on logic and metaphysics, from his critique of relational thought to his doctrine of immediate experience, makes this text a contribution to the understanding of his thought at the same time as demonstrating its continued relevance to contemporary philosophical concerns.