Shaftesbury's
Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times
is a collection of treatises on interconnected themes in moral philosophy, aesthetics, literature, and politics. This is the first new edition of
Characteristicks
as a coherent collection for almost a century. A substantial Introduction discusses Shaftesbury's works and ideas in the context of his times, and traces the reception and influence of his writings through the eighteenth century and beyond.