francis herbert bradley

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Definition of francis herbert bradley in English English dictionary

born Jan. 30, 1846, Clapham, Surrey, Eng. died Sept. 18, 1924, Oxford British idealist philosopher. Influenced by G.W.F. Hegel, he considered mind to be more fundamental than matter. In Ethical Studies (1876), he sought to expose confusions in utilitarianism. In The Principles of Logic (1883), he denounced the psychology of the empiricists. His most ambitious work, Appearance and Reality (1893), maintained that, though reality is spiritual, the thesis cannot be demonstrated because of the fatally abstract nature of human thought. Instead of ideas, which could not properly contain reality, he recommended feeling, the immediacy of which could embrace the harmonious nature of reality. He was the first English philosopher to be awarded the Order of Merit. His brother was the eminent poetry critic A.C. Bradley (1851-1935)

Hyphenation

Fran·cis Her·bert Brad·ley

Turkish pronunciation

fränsıs hırbırt brädli

Pronunciation

/ˈfransəs ˈhərbərt ˈbradlē/ /ˈfrænsəs ˈhɜrbɜrt ˈbrædliː/