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F. H. Bradley
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Francis Herbert Bradley was a British philosopher who worked in the field of philosophy. Born in Clapham in 1846, he was educated at University College, Oxford, and served as an employee of the University of Oxford. He held citizenship in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and was a member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Bradley received the Order of Merit and wrote in the English language.
His notable works include *On truth and practice*, *Essays on truth and reality*, *Collected essays*, and *Les présupposés de l'histoire critique*. He is also associated with the quote, "The one self-knowledge worth having is to know one’s own mind." Bradley died in Oxford in 1924.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1846
- Died
- 1924
- Works
- 30
Top works
- Les présupposés de l'histoire critique
- F. H. Bradley
- On truth and practice
- Essays on truth and reality
- Collected essays
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Key facts
- Born
- Francis Herbert Bradley , ( 1846-01-30 ) 30 January 1846, Clapham , England
- Died
- 18 September 1924 (1924-09-18) (aged 78), Oxford , England
- Alma mater
- University College, Oxford
- Academic advisor
- T. H. Green
- Era
- 19th-century philosophy
- Region
- Western philosophy
- School
- British idealism epistemic coherentism
- Institutions
- Merton College, Oxford
- Notable students
- Samuel Alexander
- Main interests
- Metaphysics ethics philosophy of history logic
- Notable ideas
- Bradley's regress epistemic coherentism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Herbert
- Family name
- Bradley
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Clapham
- Place of death
- Oxford
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Educated at
- University College, Oxford
- Employer
- University of Oxford
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Order of Merit
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Image
- F.H. Bradley.png
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- date of birth
- 1846-01-30
- date of death
- 1924-09-18
- Commons category
- Francis Herbert Bradley
- member of
- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
- name in native language
- Francis Herbert Bradley
- birth name
- Francis Herbert Bradley
- Commons Creator page
- Francis Herbert Bradley
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Francis Herbert Bradley OM (30 January 1846 – 18 September 1924) was a British idealist philosopher. His most important work was Appearance and Reality (1893).
Life
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