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1. On heroes, hero-worship, and the heroic in history (Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. The works of Thomas Carlyle. Centenary edition) by Thomas Carlyle | |
Unknown Binding: 255
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(1901)
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Truly original Carlyle was Scottish and lived in England, but he had close relations with the "New World" and had readers in United States. He had a lifelong friendship with an influential American Philosopher, Ralph Waldo Emerson. At his time, there were not many philosophers who witnessed the industrial revolution but still kept a transcendental and not a materialistic view of the world. In the 19th century, Materialism was in full swing, and the people in the West were mesmerized by the scientific technological advances of the times and running away from God like herds of cattle, just like the way intellectuals of the East did a century later. Carlyle, Emerson, Thoreau and a few others were the only exceptions in the West that still tried to keep what is beyond the "apparent" in focus or at least in search of it. Bediuzzaman tried to do the same with the voice of Qur'an and called the people to what is beyond the apparent in the face of materialism in the East in the 20th century. One interesting observation I have to point out, is that one common theme among these Western Philosophers; many were all influenced by Emanuel Swedenborg, famous 18th century Swedish Philosopher In Heroes and Hero Worship Thomas Carlyle makes an attempt to draw a picture of the development of human intellect by using historical people as coordinates. There are people who has a perspective of history in terms of "environment" and "times" and "causes" while others like Carlyle has the view that human advancement was not continues but discrete and these jumps were mainly due to specific individuals he calls "Heroes". This is like the wave - particle duality of the "nature of light".In some phenomenon Light behaves like a wave in others like a particle. One can write a history based on ideas, cultures and mediums in which people lived, or the same history could be written by taking certain individuals and following them and their actions. Writings of many other authors of that time and Carlyle's of course are very perceptive. Carlyle does not really care to be objective on the matter. He has an idea and he wants to tell you that idea and when telling you what that idea is, he uses whatever his hands and mind get hold of. Being so passionate about what you are telling is probably a good thing. But if one overdoes it, one cannot help but show wild swings in appreciation of the historical person in question. If we use the drawing analogy, his historical person becomes no longer a point on the painting but a thread on the brush. But that should not prevent us from benefiting from his writings. Muhammad (PBUH) has a special place in the book under the chapter title "Hero as a Prophet". In the book Carlyle declares his admiration of Muhammad (PBUH). Carlyle's answers to pointed questions on Islam and Muhammad (PBUH) showed interesting similarities to Bediuzzaman's line of answers to similar questions. ...... Considering the fact that while the West and East were at odds and the means of communications were quite inferior to our times, seeing Carlyle having such an open mind to the "other" puts him in a category of his own with others like Swedenborg, Emerson and Thoreau. I think when we are trying to build bridges between the peoples of the West and the East we should not overlook these early historical representatives of that dialogue, as Bediuzzaman foresees in his writings.
We can't do without Heroes This work is much more than just a study of various influential men in history.Carlyle has very interesting notions of the historical process itself, the spread of religions and their demise, the importance of "true belief" in things, as opposed the unbelief that merely follows rituals and procedures.For Carlyle, true belief, is the beginning of morality, all success, all good things in this world; Unbelief, scepticism, the beginning of all corruption, quackery, falsehood.Unbelief, for instance, is at the root of all materialist philosophies, eg Utilitarianism which find human beings to be nothing more thanclever, pleasure-seeking bipeds.It is also at the root of all democratic theories: faith in a democratic system means despair of finding an honest man to lead us. Whether one agrees with Carlyle or not in his appraisal of democratic and other systems, one must admit, at least, that very little good is to be gotten from "the checking and balancing of greedy knaveries."If we have no honest men in government or in business, but only a bunch of self-interested quacks, then we cannot expect any system, however ingenious, to save us. Even the most skilled architect will not be able to construct a great building, if you give him only hollow, cracked bricks to build it with. Find your honest men, says Carlyle, and get them into the positions of influence; only then will it be well with you.
Praise for the individual In his highly rhetorical lectures, Carlyle highlights and reinforces the role of the individual in the social process, as opposed to the role of the masses. And he did that precisely when the foundations were being laid for the most influential "pro-mass" movement in History: Marxism. The tragedy of Marxism, at least one of them all, is that, when translated into action, the blind masses were also led by "heroes" of the most authocratic sort.Not properly the work of an historian, these lectures are vivid, inflamed and enthusiast. Their uselfuness for our present age is precisely that they remind us of the crucial role significant individuals play in history, to accelerate or slow down (and even reverse) the process of social change, which is usually more gradual, diffused, and diverse.
Six vigorous meditations on the role of the hero in history. |
2. The letters of Thomas Carlyle to his brother Alexander, with related family letters. Edited by Edwin W. Marrs, Jr by Thomas (1795-1881) Carlyle | |
Hardcover:
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(1968)
Asin: B000R2KFZG Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
3. Latter-day pamphlets (Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. The works of Thomas Carlyle. Centenary edition) by Thomas Carlyle | |
Unknown Binding: 355
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(1901)
Asin: B000856SVW Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
4. The French Revolution by Thomas, 1795-1881 Carlyle | |
Kindle Edition:
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(2006-02-15)
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5. German romance: specimens of its chief authors; with biographical and critical notices by Thomas (1795-1881) Carlyle | |
Hardcover:
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(1851)
Asin: B000H4D74A Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
6. Thomas Carlyle (Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. The works of Thomas Carlyle Centenary edition) by Oliver Cromwell | |
Unknown Binding:
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(1969)
Asin: B000856UHO Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
7. History of Friedrich the Second, called Frederick the Great (Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. Works) by Thomas Carlyle | |
Unknown Binding:
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(1900)
Asin: B0008A0W4G Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
8. Sartor resartus. The life and opinions of Herr Teufelsdrockh. By Thomas Carlyle by Thomas (1795-1881) Carlyle | |
Hardcover:
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(1950)
Asin: B0010DQ28A Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
9. The life of Friedrich Schiller (Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. The works of Thomas Carlyle, Centenary edition) by Thomas Carlyle | |
Unknown Binding: 357
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(1969)
Asin: B000856UII Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
10. German romance (Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. The works of Thomas Carlyle, Centenary edition, v.21-22) by Thomas Carlyle | |
Unknown Binding:
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(1969)
Asin: B000856UHE Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
11. Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881 (Exhibition Catalogue) by A.S. Bell | |
Paperback: 37
Pages
(1981)
Isbn: 0902220438 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
12. Thomas Carlyle a History of His Life 1795; 1881 By James Anthony Froude, M.a. Formerly Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford. Conden by James Anthony [Frederick Whiley Hilles] Froude | |
Hardcover:
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(0000)
Asin: B0012AWCWQ Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
13. Thomas Carlyle, a history of his life, 1795-1881 by James Anthony Froude | |
Unknown Binding: 400
Pages
(1939)
Asin: B00085K2M8 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
14. Thomas Carlyle by John Morrow | |
Hardcover: 301
Pages
(2006-02-05)
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15. Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdrockh in Three Books (The Norman and Charlotte Strouse Edition of the Writings of Thomas Carlyle) by Thomas Carlyle | |
Hardcover: 774
Pages
(2000-04-23)
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16. Thomas & Jane Carlyle: Portrait of a Marriage by Rosemary Ashton | |
Paperback: 548
Pages
(2003-02-01)
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an excellent biography of a famously unhappy couple |
17. The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle: Vol. 15: July-December 1842 (Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle) by Thomas Carlyle | |
Hardcover: 300
Pages
(1987-05)
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18. The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle: Vol. 19: January-September 1845 (Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle) by Thomas Carlyle | |
Hardcover: 264
Pages
(1994-03)
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19. The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle: Vol. 22: July 1847-March 1848 (Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle) by Thomas Carlyle | |
Hardcover: 282
Pages
(1995-12)
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20. The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle: Vol. 24: April-December 1849 (Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle) by Thomas Carlyle | |
Hardcover: 354
Pages
(1995-12)
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