Appearance and Reality

Appearance and Reality
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AuthorFrancis Herbert Bradley
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMetaphysics
Published1893
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
ISBN978-1402187636
TextAppearance and Reality at Wikisource

Appearance and Reality (1893; second edition 1897)[1] is a book by the English philosopher Francis Herbert Bradley, in which the author, influenced by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, argues that most things are appearances and attempts to describe the reality these appearances misrepresent, which Bradley calls the Absolute. It is the main statement of Bradley's metaphysics and is considered his most important book.[2] The work was an early influence on Bertrand Russell, who, however, later rejected Bradley's views.

  1. ^ Wollheim 1969, p. 9.
  2. ^ Sprigge 2005, p. 105.