biography
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| (1855–1916)
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| biography:
| Philosopher, born in Grass Valley, California, USA. He trained as an engineer, then switched to philosophy, studying in Germany and at Johns Hopkins University (under Peirce). He taught philosophy at Harvard from 1882. Much influenced by Hegel, he developed a philosophy of Idealism, emphasizing the importance of the individual in Religious Aspects of Philosophy (1885) and The World and the Individual (1900–1). He also wrote on mathematical logic, social ethics, psychology, and religion. |
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