Terms — coined by Peter Banks
Reformist Carlylean
Reformist Carlylean is Peter Banks’ name for his own philosophical position: one that takes Thomas Carlyle’s system — the distinction between Appearance and Reality, the centrality of sincerity, heroes, and work — as deserving a serious hearing, while correcting what Carlyle got wrong rather than adopting him wholesale.
The position is built in three moves: present Carlyle’s system honestly and completely, identify where he erred and why, and keep what survives. It anchors Banks’ broader engagement with Carlyle across the Gentle Introduction and his anthology series on the 1840 lectures.
Where it's used
Cite this definition: Peter Banks, "Reformist Carlylean", https://peterbanks.org/terms/reformist-carlylean