British Idealism and the Concept of the Self

W. J. Mander is Fellow in Philosophy at Harris Manchester College, Oxford, UK. As well as numerous articles on the history of British idealism, he has written two monographs: An Introduction to Bradley’s Metaphysics (1994) and British Idealism; a History (2012). Most recently, he has edited The Oxford Handbook of British Philosophy in the Nineteenth-Century (2014).Stamatoula Panagakou teaches in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cyprus. Her main area of interest is the philosophy of Bernard Bosanquet, on which she has published widely. She has also co-edited (with James Connelly) Anglo-American Idealism: Thinkers and Ideas (2010).

• 1. Introduction: W. J. Mander and Stamatoula Panagakou.- 2. The Early British Idealists and the Metaphysics of the Self: Jenny Keefe.- 3. Metaphysics, Religion, and Self-Realization in F. H. Bradley: James W Allard.- 4. F.H.Bradley’s Conception of the Moral Self: a New Reading: Dina Babushkina.- 5. Self, Not-self, and the End of Knowledge: Edward Caird on Self-Consciousness: Phillip Ferreira.- 6. Dialectics of Self-Realization and Common Good in the Philosophy of T.H. Green: Janusz Grygieńć.- 7. Three Dimensions of T. H. Green’s Idea of the Self: Rex Martin.- 8. Bernard Bosanquet on the Ethical System of the State: Stamatoula Panagakou.- 9. The Moral Self and the Metaphysical Self in Bernard Bosanquet: William Sweet.- 10. ‘To set free the idea of the self’: Bosanquet’s Relational Individual: Avital Simhony.- 11. Collingwood’s Conception of Personhood and its Relation to Language Use: Ian Winchester.- 12. Collingwoodian Reflections on the Biographical Self: James Connelly.- 13. Renovating McTaggart’s Substantial Self: Gary L. Cesarz.- 14. Idealism and the True Self: W. J. Mander.- 15. Persons, Categories and the Problems of Meaning and Value: Leslie Armour.

“Its overall aim is not just to promote historical knowledge of British Idealism but also to promote idealism as a viable philosophical position. … they are rich in ideas and enjoyable to read. They will not fail to be inspirational to all those unsatisfied with contemporary ways of talking about the self.” (Pierfrancesco Basile, Journal of the History of Philosophy, Vol. 57 (3), July, 2019)“This is an invigorating and valuable collection of papers, and the editors are to be complemented for their hard work in bringing it together from the initial conference. It will be a useful addition to a small but growing body of literature from a stalwart group of scholars, working in diverse ways on British Idealist philosophy.” (Andrew Vincent, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, ndpr.nd.edu, February, 2018)“This book is recommended to those interested in a critical discussion of the philosophies of British Idealists as well as to a historical view andcontextualizing of their philosophical thought. It is warmly recommended to those interested in the connection and divergences between the philosophical thought of the same idealist philosopher in various disciplines as well as to those interested in the connection and divergences between the different philosophers.” (Flavia Felletti, metapsychology online reviews, metapsychology.mentalhelp.net, Vol. 21 (32), August, 2017“British Idealism and the Concept of the Self is a good textbook for any class in English language studies that includes philosophy. The basic principles of participation in government by those governed are well set out. In these essays, authors from Greece, Finland, Poland, Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom offer a variety of philosophical experience in the demanding disciplines of idealistic thinking.” (Alastair Beattie, Journal of Consciousness Studies, Vol. 24 (3-4), 2017)