Academies belonged to a broad constellation of educational institutions that flourished in the Sung (960-1279), an era marked by profound changes in economy, technology, thought, and social and political order. This study, the first comprehensive look at the Sung academy movemen…
"The Metaphysical Society was founded in 1869 at the instigation of James Knowles (editor of the Contemporary Review and then of the Nineteenth Century) with a view to 'collect, arrange, and diffuse Knowledge (whether objective or subjective) of mental and moral phenomena' (firs…
The Metaphysical Society was founded in 1869 at the instigation of James Knowles with a view to 'collect, arrange, and diffuse Knowledge (whether objective or subjective) of mental and moral phenomena.' The Society was a private dining and debate club that gathered together a la…
