Browning As a Philosophical and Religious Teacher

CONTENTS Introduction On the Need of a Philosophy of Life Browning's Place in English Poetry Browning's Optimism Optimism and Ethics: Their Contradictions Browning's Treatment of the Principle of Love Browning's Idealism, and its Philosophical Justification Browning's Solution of the Problem of Evil A Criticism of Browning's View of the Failure of Knowledge The Heart and the Head: Love and Reason Conclusion