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David George Ritchie, 1853-1903.

 

Scottish philosopher at Oxford and Aberdeen,  Fabian socialist and reform-oriented Social Darwinist..

 

  


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Major Works of David G. Ritchie

  • The Moral Function of the State, 1887
  • The Ultimate Value of Social Effort, 1889
  • "Contributions to the History of the Social Contract Theory ", 1891, PSQ (Dec),  p.656 [js]
  • Darwinisim and Politics, 1889 [bk] [1891 2nd ed; 1895 3rd ed]
  • The Principles of State Interference: Four essays on the political philosophy of Mr. Herbert Spencer, J. S. Mill, and T. H. Green, 1891 [bk]
  • "What are Economic Laws?" 1892, Econ Review p.359 (critique of Cunningham)
  • Darwin and Hegel, with other philosophical studies, 1893 [bk]
  • Natural Rights: A criticism of some political and ethical conceptions, 1895 [bk] [1903 2nd ed]
  • Studies in Political and Social Ethics, 1902 [bk]
  • Plato, 1902 [bk]
  • Philosophical Studies, (ed. R. Latta), 1905 [bk]

 


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Resources on  David G. Ritchie

  • David G. Ritchie: photo
  • "Review of Ritchie's Darwinism and Politics", by William J. Ashley, 1890, PSQ (June) p.339 [js]
  • "Review of DG Ritchie's Principles of State Interference" by W Dunning, 1891, PSQ (Dec),  p.758 [js]
  • "Review of Ritchie's Studies", by a Reader, 1902, Contemporary Review, p.755
  • "Memoir", by Robert Latta, in D.G. Ritchie, 1905, Philosophical Studies, p.1
  • Mrs. David G. Ritchie's novels: The New Warden (1918) [bk]
  • Wiki

 

 
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