The international crisis in its ethical and psychological aspects : Lectures delivered in February and March, 1915, under the scheme for imperial studies in the University of London, at Bedford college for women

Bernard Bosanquet

1848–1923

A leading British Idealist, this philosopher wrote widely on logic, aesthetics, religion, and political theory while also taking a serious interest in social policy. His books helped shape late Victorian and early 20th-century debates about the state, morality, and the place of the individual in society.

A. C. (Andrew Cecil) Bradley

1851–1935

Best remembered for bringing Shakespeare’s tragedies vividly to life for generations of readers, this English critic helped make literary study feel both serious and deeply human. His classic lectures and books, especially on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth, remained influential long after they were first published.

L. P. (Lawrence Pearsall) Jacks

1860–1955

A thoughtful English educator, philosopher, and Unitarian minister, he became a widely read public voice in Britain between the world wars. His books and essays bring big moral and spiritual questions down to everyday human scale.

Gilbert Murray

1866–1957

A brilliant classicist who helped bring Greek drama back to modern audiences, he was also a public thinker deeply involved in internationalist causes. His life joined scholarship, translation, and public debate in a way that still feels strikingly modern.

George Frederick Stout

1860–1944

A leading figure in British philosophy and psychology, he helped shape early thinking about mind, perception, and mental acts. His clear, careful work influenced both academic psychology and later analytic philosophy.