Introduction

Graham Robert Oppy; Nick Trakakis

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Introduction

Graham Robert Oppy, Nick Trakakis

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Two approaches have dominated Western philosophy in Australia: idealism and materialism. Idealism was prevalent between the 1880s and the 1930s, but dissipated thereafter. Idealism in Australia often reflected Kantian themes, but it also reflected the revival of interest in Hegel through the work of absolute idealists such as T. H. Green, F. H. Bradley, and Henry Jones. A number of the early New Zealand philosophers were also educated in the idealist tradition and were influential in their communities, but produced relatively little. In Australia, materialism gained prominence through the work of John Anderson, who arrived in Australia in 1927, and continues to be influential. John Anderson had been a student of Henry Jones, who might therefore be said to have influenced both main strands of Australian philosophical thought. This introduction is a thumbnail sketch of the story that is to be told in much greater detail in the two volumes of this work

Original language	English
Title of host publication	History of Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand
Editors	Graham Oppy, N N Trakakis
Place of Publication	Netherlands
Publisher	Springer
Pages	1 - 14
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Print)	9789400769571
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6958-8-1
Publication status	Published - 2014

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Burns, L. C., 1 Jun 2014, History of Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand. Trakakis, N. N. & Oppy, G. (eds.). Dordrecht The Netherlands: Springer, Vol. 1. p. 211-240 30 p.
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Bigelow, J., 1 Jun 2014, History of Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand. Trakakis, N. N. & Oppy, G. (eds.). Dordrecht The Netherlands: Springer, Vol. 1. p. 361-377 17 p.
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Introduction

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