Item 22 - Richard Jones to William Whewell

Brasted - RJ had no idea that WW's review of his book ['Review of An Essay on the Distribution of Wealth and the Sources of Taxation by the Revd Richard Jones', The British Critic, Quarterly Theological Review and Ecclesiastical Record, 1831] would cost him so much time. With the exception of John Herschel - all the copies of RJ's book which he sent out were 'received in a manner which appeared to me and to others not merely unsatisfactory but rude and contemptuous inasmuch as the receipt of them had not been acknowledged'. RJ is sorry that WW is cross with his last letter [RJ to WW, 25 February 1831]. RJ is no longer 'afraid about your liking what I am about - it falls in very well with your own notions [RJ's work on inductive philosophy - see RJ to WW, 25 February 1831] - I think it may be useful to young persons and teach them not to talk and decide but to be modest and hold their tongues and if it touches nothing like this it amuses me much and may be put in the fire when it has done that good deed - I wanted some examples of deductive reasoning foolishly applied and especially by Aristotle himself'.