Author:Richard Phillips
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English schoolteacher, author and publisher
Richard Phillips
Works[edit]
- A Letter to the Livery of London relative to the Duties and Office of Sheriff 1808, 12mo.
- Treatise on the Powers and Duties of Juries, and on the Criminal Laws of England 1811, 8vo.
- Communications relative to the Datura Stramonium as a Cure for Asthma 1811, 8vo.
- Reasons for not eating Animal Food, 1811 (revised 1814 and 1826)
- A Morning's Walk from London to Kew 1817 (1819 and 1820), 8vo; in this he airs original political and philosophical views.
- The Proximate Causes of Material Phenomena 1821 and 1824, 8vo; a pretentious volume on the principle of universal causation, which provoked De Morgan's anger.
- Golden Rules of Social Philosophy 1826, 8vo; this is dedicated to Simon Bolivar, and includes ‘Golden Rules’ for sovereign princes, for legislators, electors, sheriffs, jurymen, journalists, and others, besides 'The Author's Reasons for not eating Animal Food'
Works about Phillips[edit]
- "Phillips, Richard (1767-1840)," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.
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