Alfred Edward Taylor
Alfred Edward Taylor (22 December 1869 – 31 October 1945), usually cited as A. E. Taylor, was a British idealist philosopher most famous for his contributions to the philosophy of idealism in his writings on metaphysics, the philosophy of religion, moral philosophy, and the scholarship of Plato. He was a fellow of the British Academy (1911) and president of the Aristotelian Society from 1928 to 1929. At Oxford he was made an honorary fellow of New College in 1931. In an age of universal upheaval and strife, he was a notable defender of Idealism in the Anglophone world.
Alfred Edward Taylor | |
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| Born | 22 December 1869 Oundle, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Died | 31 October 1945 (aged 75) Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | British idealism Neo-Hegelianism |
| Institutions | New College, Oxford Merton College McGill University, Montreal University of St. Andrews University of Edinburgh |
Main interests | Metaphysics Philosophy of religion Moral philosophy Scholarship of Plato |
Notable ideas | The Taylor thesis |
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