Language, aesthetics and emotions in the work of the British idealists

Tyler, Colin; Connelly, James

Abstract

This article surveys and contextualizes the British idealists' philosophical writings on language, aesthetics and emotions, starting with T.H. Green and concluding with Michael Oakeshott. It highlights ways in which their philosophical insights have been wrongly overlooked by later writers. It explores R.L. Nettleship's posthumous publications in this field and notes that they exerted significant influences on British idealists and closely related figures, such as Bernard Bosanquet and R.G. Collingwood. The writing of other figures are also explored, not least F.H. Bradley and J.A. Smith. The article concludes by introducing in turn the remaining articles that are found in this special issue.

Citation

Tyler, C., & Connelly, J. (2018). Language, aesthetics and emotions in the work of the British idealists. British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 26(4), 643-659. https://doi.org/10.1080/09608788.2018.1475344

• Journal Article Type: Editorial
• Acceptance Date: May 8, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Jun 12, 2018
• Publication Date: Jul 4, 2018
• Deposit Date: May 8, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 13, 2019
• Print ISSN: 0960-8788
• Electronic ISSN: 1469-3526
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 643-659
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09608788.2018.1475344
• Keywords: British idealism; Language; Aesthetics; Emotions; Nettleship
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/822991
• Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09608788.2018.1475344
• Copyright Statement: ©2018 University of Hull