Simon David Smith
Biographic Data
| ID | 9322876 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Simon David Smith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Simon David |
| FAMILY NAME | Smith |
| SIGNATURE | SMITH S D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Kant’s Mathematical Sublime and the Role of the Infinite
This paper offers an analysis of Kant’s account of the mathematical sublime with reference to his claim that ‘Nature is thus sublime in those of its appearances the intuition of which brings with them the idea of its infinity’ ( CJ, 5: 255). In undertaking this analysis I challenge Paul Crowther’s interpretation of this species of aesthetic experience, and I reject his interpretation as not being reflective of Kant’s actual position. I go on to s…
Slavery, Family, and Gentry Capitalism in the British Atlantic
From the mid-seventeenth century to the 1830s, successful gentry capitalists created an extensive business empire centered on slavery in the West Indies, but inter-linked with North America, Africa, and Europe. S. D. Smith examines the formation of this British Atlantic World from the perspective of Yorkshire aristocratic families who invested in the West Indies. At the heart of the book lies a case study of the plantation-owning Lascelles and th…
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Slavery, Family, and Gentry Capitalism in the British Atlantic
From the mid-seventeenth century to the 1830s, successful gentry capitalists created an extensive business empire centered on slavery in the West Indies, but inter-linked with North America, Africa, and Europe. S. D. Smith examines the formation of this British Atlantic World from the perspective of Yorkshire aristocratic families who invested in the West Indies. At the heart of the book lies a case study of the plantation-owning Lascelles and th…
Kant’s Mathematical Sublime and the Role of the Infinite
This paper offers an analysis of Kant’s account of the mathematical sublime with reference to his claim that ‘Nature is thus sublime in those of its appearances the intuition of which brings with them the idea of its infinity’ ( CJ, 5: 255). In undertaking this analysis I challenge Paul Crowther’s interpretation of this species of aesthetic experience, and I reject his interpretation as not being reflective of Kant’s actual position. I go on to s…
Aesthetics (1 works) · Ancient history (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · Atlantic World (1 works) · British (1 works) · British (1 works) · British Empire (1 works) · Capitalism (1 works) · Caribbean history, culture, and politics (1 works) · Economic conditions (1 works)