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OverviewRoger North was an English writer, lawyer, and polymath. In this autobiography, he wanders the intellectual, political, and cultural fields of Restoration England, mapping the state of his country and the state of his selfhood. By describing the multifarious currents affecting his life, North (1653-1734) makes lively forays into the worlds of natural philosophy, Christian stoicism, Cartesian science, architecture, music, education, and James II's treatment of the Protestant courtiers, while recounting his upbringing in an impoverished noble family, his education at Cambridge, and his career as a successful lawyer. Modern readers will find his sympathetic account of witch trials particularly intriguing. This document, fascinating as a part of the history of self-awareness as well as the history of the period from a Tory, anti-Newtonian, high-church perspective, has, until now, only been available in a corrupted nineteenth-century publication. Peter Millard's edition contains full annotations that provide historical context and include references to North's other works. The introduction elucidates the current scholarly interest in North's precocious development of a more integrated theory of the psycho-physical nature of human cognition, and reveals the autobiography as the key necessary to understanding North's ideas. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Roger North , Peter MillardPublisher: University of Toronto Press Imprint: University of Toronto Press Dimensions: Width: 15.70cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.686kg ISBN: 9780802044716ISBN 10: 0802044719 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 01 August 2000 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationPeter MIllard was Professor Emeritus at the University of Saskatchewan. He had previously edited Roger North's biography of his brother, The Life of Dr. John North. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |