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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    October 2012
    December 2011
    ISBN:
    9781139136556
    9781108040303
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139136556
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    Dimensions:
    (216 x 140 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.42kg, 330 Pages
    • Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Philosophy
    Subjects:
    Philosophy: General Interest, History, History of Ideas and Intellectual History
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    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Philosophy
    Subjects:
    Philosophy: General Interest, History, History of Ideas and Intellectual History
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    At a time when German philosophy was dominated by idealism, German philosopher and physician Ludwig Büchner (1824–99) wrote Kraft und Stoff, an influential work advocating materialism, in 1855. It went through many editions and was widely read across the world. The controversy surrounding the book led to Büchner leaving his post at the University of Tübingen, but he went on to establish the German Freethinkers' League, the first German organisation for atheists. This book, first published in 1864, is a translation of the eighth edition, and is edited by J. Frederick Collingwood, who wanted to bring Büchner's work to an English audience. It contains translations of the prefaces from the first, third and fourth editions of Kraft und Stoff, and an introductory letter from Büchner which expresses his belief that Darwin's theory of evolution has given support to his materialist theory.

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