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A Prodigy of Universal Genius: Robert Leslie Ellis, 1817-1859Ellis’s Philosophy and Bacon Scholarship

A Prodigy of Universal Genius: Robert Leslie Ellis, 1817-1859: Ellis’s Philosophy and Bacon... [This chapter offers an account of Ellis’s philosophical development in the period between the 1830s and 1850s. The focus is on the background and context of his Bacon scholarship as co-editor of the standard Victorian edition of Bacon’s collected works. More specifically, the chapter analyzes Ellis’s religious outlook on knowledge and idealist take on induction, showing how these resonated with Whewell’s Trinity Circle, of which Ellis became a vocal advocate.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Prodigy of Universal Genius: Robert Leslie Ellis, 1817-1859Ellis’s Philosophy and Bacon Scholarship

Part of the Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Book Series (volume 55)
Editors: Verburgt, Lukas M.
Verburgt, Lukas M.
A Prodigy of Universal Genius: Robert Leslie Ellis, 1817-1859 — Apr 13, 2022
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Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2022. This book is an open access publication.
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978-3-030-85257-3
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121 –145
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-85258-0_6
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[This chapter offers an account of Ellis’s philosophical development in the period between the 1830s and 1850s. The focus is on the background and context of his Bacon scholarship as co-editor of the standard Victorian edition of Bacon’s collected works. More specifically, the chapter analyzes Ellis’s religious outlook on knowledge and idealist take on induction, showing how these resonated with Whewell’s Trinity Circle, of which Ellis became a vocal advocate.]

Published: Apr 13, 2022

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