Bailey

Bailey, Samuel, born at Sheffield in 1787, and known therefore as "Bailey of Sheffield," devoted himself from his youth to ethical speculations, and in 1820 produced his essays On the Formation and Publication of Opinions. These were followed by Essays on the Pursuit of Truth and Progress of Knowledge, and a work on The Theory of Reasoning. In later life he wrote on political economy and Shakesperian criticism. He adopted the Utilitarian system of morals, the "Common Sense" theory of psychology, and advocated perfect freedom of inquiry. At his death in 1870 he left most of his large fortune acquired in business to his native town.