Metaphysical Society, the
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Metaphysical Society, the, founded 1869 by Sir J. T. Knowles. It lasted until 1880 and brought together most of the leaders of English thought of the period, including T. H.
Huxley,
Tyndall,
Manning,
Gladstone, and
Tennyson.
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