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Whichcote, Benjamin — (1609–1683) English liberal theologian. Whichcote was the senior of the Cambridge Platonists, and through his position as Provost of King s was an influential opponent of the Calvinism of his time. He published no work in his lifetime, but his… … Philosophy dictionary
Whichcote, Benjamin — See Herbert of Cherbury (Lord) and the Cambridge Platonists … History of philosophy
WHICHCOTE, BENJAMIN — Cambridge Platonist, born in Shropshire; was a Fellow and Tutor of Emmanuel College; was distinguished for his personal influence over his pupils, many of them eminent men; he gave a philosophical turn to their theological opinions (1609 1683) … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Whichcote, Benjamin — (1609 1683) Divine, belonged to a good Shropshire family, and was at Camb., where he became Provost of King s Coll., of which office he was deprived at the Restoration. He was of liberal views, and is reckoned among the Camb. Platonists, over… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Benjamin Whichcote — (1609 1683), British Establishment and Puritan divine, Provost of King s College, Cambridge, and leader of the Cambridge Platonists. He was born in Stoke in Shropshire. He entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1628. In 1637, he was ordained, a… … Wikipedia
Herbert of Cherbury (Lord) and the Cambridge Platonists — Lord Herbert of Cherbury and the Cambridge Platonists Sarah Hutton The philosophy of Lord Herbert of Cherbury (1582/3–1648) and of the Cambridge Platonists exemplifies the continuities of seventeenth century thought with Renaissance philosophy.… … History of philosophy
Cambridge Platonists — The Cambridge Platonists were a group of philosophers at Cambridge University in the middle of the 17th century (between 1633 and 1688). Programme The Cambridge Platonists were reacting to two pressures. On the one hand, the dogmatism of the… … Wikipedia
Cambridge Platonists — Als Cambridger Platoniker (Cambridge Platonists) bezeichnet man eine einflussreiche Gruppe von englischen Philosophen und Theologen des 17. Jahrhunderts, die für einen neuplatonisch geprägten christlichen Platonismus zur Abwehr atheistischer und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Schule von Cambridge — Als Cambridger Platoniker (Cambridge Platonists) bezeichnet man eine einflussreiche Gruppe von englischen Philosophen und Theologen des 17. Jahrhunderts, die für einen neuplatonisch geprägten christlichen Platonismus zur Abwehr atheistischer und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Escuela de Cambridge — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda La escuela de Cambridge es el nombre que recibe un grupo de filósofos de la Universidad de Cambridge, Inglaterra, de mediados del siglo XVII (entre 1633 y 1688). Contenido 1 Ideario 2 Representantes … Wikipedia Español
