A Modern Symposium
G. Lowes (Goldsworthy Lowes) Dickinson
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A MODERN SYMPOSIUM
A MODERN SYMPOSIUM
dropcap-s OME of my readers may have heard of a club known as the Seekers. It is now extinct; but in its day it was famous, and included a number of men prominent in politics or in the professions. We used to meet once a fortnight on the Saturday night, in London during the winter, but in the summer usually at the country house of one or other of the members, where we would spend the week-end together. The member in whose house the meeting was held was chairman for the evening; and after the pap
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OTHER BOOKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR
OTHER BOOKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR
La. Cr. 8vo. 6s. "A lifetime of friendship with the Greek poet-philosopher inspires this handbook to the dialogues, a handbook free from dryness or the vices of the text-book."— New Statesman...
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After Two Thousand Years
After Two Thousand Years
Cr. 8vo. Second Impression 6s. "Packed with ideas of immediate and topical significance."— Daily Telegraph...
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The International Anarchy, 1904-1914
The International Anarchy, 1904-1914
Demy 8vo. 17s. 6d. "It is very much the best analysis of the international events leading to the Great War which has so far appeared."— The Nation...
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The European Anarchy
The European Anarchy
Cr. 8vo. Third Impression 3s. 6d. "This is one of the shrewdest books on the causes of war that we have read."— The Economist...
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Documents and Statements Relating to Peace Proposals and War Aims, December 1916-1918
Documents and Statements Relating to Peace Proposals and War Aims, December 1916-1918
Demy 8vo. 8s. 6d. "A quite indispensable companion to the history of war."— The Challenge...
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War: Its Nature, Cause and Cure
War: Its Nature, Cause and Cure
Cr. 8vo. Third Impression Cloth 3s. 6d., paper 2s. 6d. "Mr. Lowes Dickinson's book, with its nervous provocative style, its clear and vivid presentation of facts, is a contribution for which we owe him gratitude."— The Spectator...
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Causes of International War
Causes of International War
Cr. 8vo. Second Edition Paper 2s. 6d. "An admirable study of the fundamental causes of war."— Daily Herald...
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The Choice Before Us
The Choice Before Us
Demy 8vo. Third Impression 7s. 6d. "A noble book which everyone should read."— Daily News...
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The Meaning of Good: A Dialogue
The Meaning of Good: A Dialogue
Cr. 8vo. Sixth Edition A brilliant discussion which, apart from its great dialectical interest, cannot fail to clarify the thoughts of every reader upon his conception of the nature of Good....
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Justice and Liberty
Justice and Liberty
Cr. 8vo. New Impression 6s. The following are among the chapter headings of this remarkable work: Forms of Society, The Institution of Marriage, The Institution of Property, Government, The Importance of Political Ideals as Guides to Practice, The Relation of Ideals to Facts....
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Religion and Immortality
Religion and Immortality
Fcap. 8vo. 1s. 6d. Four essays of which the titles are "Faith and Knowledge," "Optimism and Immortality," "Is Immortality Desirable," "Euthanasia."...
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Religion
Religion
Fcap. 8vo. Fifth Impression 1s. 6d. Mr. Lowes Dickinson's main object is to raise the question of the relation of Religion to Knowledge. Believing that all Knowledge must be attained by the method of science, he shows that a broad agnosticism is not of necessity inconsistent with the religious attitude, which may prove of definite help in the conduct of life....
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The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute
Cr. 800. Third Impression Quarter Canvas, 4s. 6d. "His fantasia, half prose as it is, is beautiful ... all through there is the spirit of the Magic Flute and at times almost the music."— The Times...
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Letters from John Chinaman
Letters from John Chinaman
Fcap. 8vo. Ninth Impression 1s. 6d. In the form of letters the author explains China to the European. No less important, however, is the presentation of our own civilization as viewed by an outsider whose standards are not those which, from birth, we have been accustomed to take for granted....
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Appearances
Appearances
Cr. 8vo. 6s. A series of articles recording impressions of travel in America and Asia. In a concluding essay the author suggests that the civilization of India implies an outlook fundamentally different from that of the West, and that, essentially, the other countries of the Far East are nearer to the West than to India....
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An Essay on the Civilizations of India, China and Japan
An Essay on the Civilizations of India, China and Japan
Fcap. 8vo. Third Edition 2s. The report of the author's travels as a Fellow of the Albert Kahn Travelling Fellowship. He shows the general spirit and character of the civilizations of India, China and Japan and suggests the probable effects of their contact with the civilization of the West....
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Revolution and Reaction in Modern France, 1789-1871
Revolution and Reaction in Modern France, 1789-1871
Cr. 8vo. New Edition 7s. 6d. "Mr. Lowes Dickinson's brilliant sketch has stood the test of time.... A masterly summary."— The Observer...
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The Contribution of Ancient Greece to Modern Life
The Contribution of Ancient Greece to Modern Life
Cr. 8vo. Paper 1s., Cloth 2s. The author's last work, published just after his death. "A piece of singularly limpid, undecorated, musical prose."— Sunday Times ....
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