Decadence: Henry Sidgwick Memorial Lecture (1908)

by Arthur Balfour

Book Overview

Decadence: Henry Sidgwick Memorial Lecture (1908) is a book written by Arthur James Balfour, a British philosopher, statesman, and Conservative Party politician. The book is a transcript of a lecture Balfour delivered in honor of his friend and colleague, Henry Sidgwick, who was a prominent philosopher and moralist of the Victorian era. In the lecture, Balfour explores the concept of decadence, which he defines as a decline in the moral and cultural...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1104115603
• ISBN13: 9781104115609
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"