Unto This Last and Other Writings
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Unto This Last and Other Writings by John Ruskin
First and foremost an outcry against injustice and inhumanity, Unto this Last is also a closely argued assault on the science of political economy, which dominated the Victorian period. Ruskin was a profoundly conservative man who looked back to the Middle Ages as a Utopia, yet his ideas had a considerable influence on the British socialist movement. And in making his powerful moral and aesthetic case against the dangers of unhindered industrialization he was strangely prophetic. This volume shows the astounding range and depth of Ruskin's work, and in an illuminating introduction the editor reveals the consistency of Ruskin's philosophy and his adamant belief that questions of economics, art and science could not be separated from questions of morality. In Ruskin's words, 'There is no Wealth but Life.'
John Ruskin (1819-1900) was an artist, scientist, poet, environmentalist, philosopher, and the pre-eminent art critic of his time.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780140432114 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140432116 |
| Title | Unto This Last and Other Writings |
| Author | John Ruskin |
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| Binding type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1985-10-31 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
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