John Edwin McGee
John Edwin McGee was an English historian, notably of positivism.
Logan (2009) describes McGee's 1931 text as a basic but dated source of factual information, "told from the perspective of a true believer."[1]
His works included:
- A syllabus in the teaching of history 1934
- An outline of English history 1936
- A crusade for humanity: the history of organized positivism in England, London : Watts & Co., 1931
- A history of the British secular movement 1948
References
- ^ Victorian fetishism: intellectuals and primitives - Page 152 Peter Melville Logan - 2009 - "McGee is a basic but dated source of factual information, told from the perspective of a true believer. John Edwin McGee, A Crusade for Humanity: The History of Organized Positivism in England (London: Watts, 1931). 64."