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G. K. Chesterton: Thinking Backward, Looking Forward
by Clark, Stephen R. L
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1599471043
- ISBN 13
- 9781599471044
- Seller
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Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
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About This Item
Templeton Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1599471043 . Stiff unmarked book in glossy dust jacket. ; 9.3 X 6.0 X 0.2 inches; 288 pages; In this book, Stephen R. L. Clark, a philosopher with a lifelong "addiction" to science fiction, explores G. K. Chesterton's ideas and arguments in their historical context and evaluates them philosophically. He addresses Chesterton's sense that the way things are is not how they must have been or need be in the future, and his willingness to face up to the apparent effects of the nihilism he detected in the science and politics of his day. Clark offers a detailed study of some of Chesterton's works that have been identified by science fiction writers and critics as seminal influences. He attempts to deal with some of Chesterton's theories that have been found offensive or "positively wicked" by later writers and critics, including his arguments against female suffrage and in praise of war, his medievalist leanings, and his contemptuous rejection of Darwinian evolutionary theory. .
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- Bookseller
- B-Line Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57267
- Title
- G. K. Chesterton: Thinking Backward, Looking Forward
- Author
- Clark, Stephen R. L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1599471043
- ISBN 13
- 9781599471044
- Publisher
- Templeton Press
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- 1599471043
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About the Seller
B-Line Books
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Amherst, Nova Scotia
About B-Line Books
B-Line Books is an internet business operating from my large home in Amherst, Nova Scotia. I am a retired English teacher with a lifetime of gathered books for sale. Presently, about 24,000 books in 90 categories are listed with an emphasis in the humanities. I look for books I am interested in myself, and feel that most of the inventory is of high quality. See for yourself.
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