The Dublin Review (1836–75), its Reviewers and a ‘Philosophy of Knowledge’

Abstract

In a previous number of Recusant History, the present writer discussed the philosophy of knowledge of the Liberal Catholic periodical The Rambler. The philosophy of knowledge concept was used to examine ideas on the nature of mind and reason and on the value, use and limitations of reason, on the grounds that such ideas were the foundation for the reviewers’ speculations on education—one of the most vital of nineteenth century debates. Moreover, the philosophy of knowledge proved to be a useful vehicle for relating the world-view of the periodical writers to their discussions of education at all levels.