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Philosophers from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

31 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Constance NadenAuthor · BooksConstance Caroline Woodhill Naden (24 January 185823 December 1889) was an English writer, poet and philosopher.
Erasmus DarwinAuthor · BooksErasmus Robert Darwin (12 December 173118 April 1802) was an English physician. One of the key thinkers of the Midlands Enlightenment, he was also a natural philosopher, physiologist,…
Ernest Belfort BaxAuthor · BooksErnest Belfort Bax (23 July 1854 – 26 November 1926) was an English barrister, journalist, philosopher, men's rights advocate, socialist, and historian.
Frederick Denison MauriceAuthor · BooksJohn Frederick Denison Maurice (29 August 1805 – 1 April 1872), commonly known as F. D. Maurice, was an English Anglican priest and theologian.
Friedrich von HügelAuthor · BooksFriedrich von Hügel (born Friedrich Maria Aloys Franz Karl Freiherr von Hügel, usually known as Baron von Hügel;
George EliotAuthor · BooksMary Ann Evans (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880; alternatively Mary Anne or Marian), known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one…
Gerald MasseyAuthor · BooksIllustration — Photograph of Gerald Massey dated 1856
Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and VauxAuthor · BooksIllustration — Sir Henry Brougham by John Adams Acton 1867
Herbert Edward ReadAuthor · BooksSir Herbert Edward Read, (4 December 1893 – 12 June 1968) was an English art historian, poet, literary critic and philosopher, best known for numerous books on art, which included…
Herbert SpencerAuthor · BooksHerbert Spencer (27 April 1820 – 8 December 1903) was an English polymath active as a philosopher, psychologist, biologist, sociologist, and anthropologist.
I. A. RichardsAuthor · BooksIvor Armstrong Richards CH (26 February 1893 – 7 September 1979), known as I. A. Richards, was an English educator, literary critic, poet, and rhetorician.
James BeattieAuthor · BooksJames Beattie was a linguist, poet, translator, philosopher, writer and literary critic (1735–1803). He was born in Laurencekirk and died in Aberdeen.
James MackintoshAuthor · BooksSir James Mackintosh FRS FRSE (24 October 1765 – 30 May 1832) was a Scottish jurist, Whig politician and Whig historian. His studies and sympathies embraced many interests.
Jeremy BenthamAuthor · BooksJeremy Bentham (4 February 1747/8 O.S. [15 February 1748 N.S.] – 6 June 1832) was an English philosopher, jurist, and social reformer regarded as the founder of modern utilitarianism.
John G. BennettAuthor · BooksJohn Godolphin Bennett (8 June 1897 – 13 December 1974) was a British academic and writer. He is best known for his books on psychology and spirituality, particularly on the teachings of G.
John RuskinDesigner · DesignJohn Ruskin (8 February 1819 20 January 1900) was an English polymath a writer, lecturer, art historian, art critic, draughtsman and philanthropist of the Victorian era.
John WilsonAuthor · BooksIllustration — John Wilson c.1840
Joseph GlanvillAuthor · BooksJoseph Glanvill (1636 – 4 November 1680) was an English writer, philosopher, and clergyman.
Karl MarxAuthor · BooksKarl Marx (lang; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, social and political theorist, and revolutionary socialist.
Lewis CarrollAuthor · BooksCharles Lutwidge Dodgson (27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet, mathematician, photographer, and Anglican deacon.
Richard WhatelyAuthor · BooksRichard Whately (1 February 1787 – 8 October 1863) was an English academic, rhetorician, logician, philosopher, economist, and theologian who also served as a reforming Church of Ireland…
Samuel SmilesAuthor · BooksSamuel Smiles (23 December 1812 – 16 April 1904) was a British author and government reformer.
Samuel Taylor ColeridgeAuthor · BooksSamuel Taylor Coleridge (21 October 177225 July 1834) was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian who was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of…
Sir William Hamilton, 9th BaronetAuthor · BooksSir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet (8 March 1788 – 6 May 1856) was a Scottish philosopher.
T. E. HulmeAuthor · BooksThomas Ernest Hulme (16 September 1883 – 28 September 1917) was an English critic and poet who, through his writings on art, literature and politics, had a notable influence upon modernism.
Thomas BrownAuthor · BooksThomas Brown FRSE (9 January 17782 April 1820) was a Scottish physician, philosopher, and poet.
Victoria, Lady WelbyArtist · PaintingsVictoria, Lady Welby (27 April 1837 – 29 March 1912), more correctly Lady Welby-Gregory, was a self-educated British philosopher of language, musician and watercolourist.
William HazlittArtist · PaintingsWilliam Hazlitt (10 April 177818 September 1830) was an English essayist, drama and literary critic, painter, social commentator, and philosopher.
William Stanley JevonsPhotographer · PhotographyWilliam Stanley Jevons (1 September 1835 – 13 August 1882) was an English economist and logician.
William WhewellAuthor · BooksWilliam Whewell (24 May 17946 March 1866) was an English polymath. He was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge.
William Winwood ReadeAuthor · BooksIllustration — Photo of William Winwood Reade published during 1910.

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