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'''{{Style S-Small capitals|Lewes, George Henry (1817-78)}}''', Vide Vol. VIII, p. 463, of present Series for biogr. data. | '''{{Style S-Small capitals|Lewes, George Henry (1817-78)}}''', Vide Vol. VIII, p. 463, of present Series for biogr. data. | ||
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'''{{Style S-Small capitals|Lewes, George Henry}} (1817–1878)'''. English author, b. in London, April 18, 1817; d. Nov. 30, 1878. Educ. at various schools. Studied medicine; spent two years in Germany studying the life and culture of that country. Wrote for newspapers and magazines in London, until he became one of the foremost littérateurs. Later studies became a valuable contribution to psychology. In philosophy, he was a positivist, opposed to metaphysics, but in later life admitted possibility of empirical metaphysics. Chief works: ''The Biographical History of Philosophy'', 1845—''The Problems of Life and Mind''. London, 1874–79.—''The Physical Basis of Mind''. London: Trübner & Co., 1877; Boston: J. R. Osgood & Co., 1877. | |||
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Zirkoff, Boris
Lewes, George Henry (1817-78), Vide Vol. VIII, p. 463, of present Series for biogr. data.
Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 2, p. 534
Lewes, George Henry (1817–1878). English author, b. in London, April 18, 1817; d. Nov. 30, 1878. Educ. at various schools. Studied medicine; spent two years in Germany studying the life and culture of that country. Wrote for newspapers and magazines in London, until he became one of the foremost littérateurs. Later studies became a valuable contribution to psychology. In philosophy, he was a positivist, opposed to metaphysics, but in later life admitted possibility of empirical metaphysics. Chief works: The Biographical History of Philosophy, 1845—The Problems of Life and Mind. London, 1874–79.—The Physical Basis of Mind. London: Trübner & Co., 1877; Boston: J. R. Osgood & Co., 1877.
Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 8, p. 463