1865 An Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy and of the Principal Philosophical Questions Discussed in his Writings

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First Edition, Leather Binding

The first edition of this work.

Bound in half morocco with paper-covered boards.

The work of major English philosopher, political economist, politician and civil servant, John Stuart Mill.

Offering a critique of prominent 19th-century Scottish philosopher Sir William Hamilton's ideas about human knowledge, metaphysics, and the limits of human understanding.

Mill opposes Hamilton's theory of "natural realism", and his views on the limitations of human cognition. Mill argues instead for an empiricist and utilitarian approach to philosophy.

Lacking the half title.

With an ink inscription of Macdonald to the front blank.