Victoria Welby

Emily Thomas (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

75 Seiten

2023
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-34586-6 (ISBN)

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In 1880s Britain, Victoria Welby (1837–1912) began creating a rich, wide-ranging metaphysical system. At its heart lies Motion, 'the great fact, the supreme category'. Drawing extensively on archive materials, this Element offers the first study of Welby's metaphysics. It portrays her universe as a complex of motions: motions comprise material bodies, living beings, and conscious minds. This dynamic universe, 'Motion', underlies many other elements of her thought, including her views on idealism, panpsychism, change, space, and anti-realism about time. This study shows that Welby's metaphysics are deeply embedded in the scientific-philosophical debates of her period, and variously draw on vortex theories of matter in physics; Victorian panpsychisms, fuelled by debates over the continuity of mind in Darwinian evolution; and new conceptions of time as the 'fourth dimension' of space. Victoria Welby significantly advances our understanding of Welby's philosophy, opening paths for future scholarship.

1. Introducing Welby's Metaphysics; 2. Sketching Welby's Life and Works; 3. Material Bodies as Motions; 4. Minds as (Immortal) Motions; 5. Idealism: Motion as Spirit; 6. Panpsychism: 'Mind-Activity' and Novelty in Nature; 7. Time; 8. Motion-Space; 9. Final Thoughts: Motion and God.

Erscheinungsdatum	27.02.2023
Reihe/Serie	Elements on Women in the History of Philosophy
Zusatzinfo	Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 227 mm
Gewicht	140 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Metaphysik / Ontologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-009-34586-9 / 1009345869
ISBN-13	978-1-009-34586-6 / 9781009345866
Zustand	Neuware