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Fielding's Creative Psychology: A Belief in the Good-Natured Man

The philosophy of Henry Fielding turns more upon a study of human nature than upon any stated adherence to a system of beliefs. The thesis of this paper is that he was a moderate law-and-order Anglican of his time, but strongly influenced by the deist Shaftesbury's studies of the psychological characteristics of men. These inquiries into motivations and Shaftesbury's advocacy of the social virtue of desiring good for others seem to have helped determine Fielding's philosophy.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc131578
Date12 1900
CreatorsDundas, Doris Hart
ContributorsKirk, Gerald A., Snapp, Harry Franklin, 1930-, Belcher, William F. (William Francis), 1919-
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Format3, iii, 124 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Dundas, Doris Hart

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