Abstract

Until the appearance of Mindin I 876, there was no British journal specifically devoted to philosophy. Articles on philosophical subjects competed for space in the pages ofthe Edinburgh Review, the Quarterly, and the Wcsfminsten and Iatcrin the Formightly, the Contenipcmry, and the Nineteenth Century. The result is a body of philosophical literature that is both popular and profound, addressing the great issues ofthe day in a manner accessible to any thoughtfhl and literate reader. The issues with which these writers dealt -.