{"title":"Joseph Fletcher","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoseph Fletcher’s works offer insightful explorations into the intersection of art and intellectual history. Readers can expect thoughtful analyses that illuminate the perspectives of prominent figures, such as the natural philosophy embedded in the poetry and thought of William Blake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFletcher’s books provide a rich context for understanding creative expression within broader cultural and historical frameworks. These titles appeal to those fascinated by the confluence of artistic vision and philosophical inquiry in the arts and culture domain.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"william-blake-as-natural-philosopher-1788-1795-by-joseph-fletcher-9781839999444","title":"William Blake as Natural Philosopher, 1788-1795","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Blake as Natural Philosopher, 1788-1795\u003c\/i\u003e takes seriously William Blake's wish to be read as a natural philosopher, particularly in his early illuminated works, and reveals the way that poetry and visual art were for Blake an imaginative way of philosophising.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlake's poetry and designs reveal a consistent preoccupation with eighteenth-century natural philosophical debates concerning the properties of the physical world, the nature of the soul, and God's relationship to the material universe. This book traces the history of these debates and examines images and ideas in Blake's illuminated books that mark the development of the monist pantheism, which contends that every material thing is in its essence God, to the idealism of his later period, which casts the natural world as degenerate and illusory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book argues that Blake's philosophical thought was not as monolithic as has been previously characterised, and that pantheism is important to understanding his early works. It entails an ethics that respects the interconnected divinity of all material objects—not just humans—which in turn spurns hierarchical power structures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934427758828,"sku":"9781839999444","price":122.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781839999444-william-blake-as-natural-philosopher-1788-1795.jpg?v=1783918774"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/joseph-fletcher.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}