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Willey, Basil

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Born January 1, 1897
Died January 1, 1978 (81 years old)
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The eighteenth century background

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"First published 1940." Bibliographical footnotes.

The seventeenth century background

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Cambridge Professor Basil Willey wrote this volume as a companion to his preceding work on the Seventeenth Century Background. Whereas the 17th C. key word was "Truth," he maintains the 18th C key word was "Nature." Organized in 12 chapters including "The Wisdom of God in the Creation, Cosmic Toryism, Natural Morality--Shaftesbury, Nature in Satire, Jos. Priestley and the Socinian Moonlight, and Nature in Wordsworth.