Anthony Ashley Cooper, third Earl of Shaftesbury [ Philosophy / Art and Literature / Aristocracy ]
… by his nature, & has an End to w ch he should refer his slightest actions; Such a one is indeed wanting of knowledg’ ( Correspondence, 202). 1 Such lines were inspired by Shaftesbury's profound humanist classicism, one he imbibed from his … Whig, Shaftesbury prided himself in avoiding strict partisanship, at times criticizing his own party for its practices ( Correspondence, 207-8). At that time, following his calling in London, he made the acquaintance of several freethinkers … own Inquiry in 1698). 2 1 . All references to Shaftesbury's writings will be to the Standard Edition: Complete Works, Correspondence and German Translation, eds. Christine Jackson-Holzberg et. al. (Stuttgart - Bad Canstatt, 1981-2021) and …
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