Ralph Barton Perry
American philosopher (1876-1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ralph Barton Perry (July 3, 1876 – January 22, 1957) was an American philosopher. He was a strident moral idealist who stated in 1909 that, to him, idealism meant "to interpret life consistently with ethical, scientific, and metaphysical truth." Perry's viewpoints on religion stressed the notion that religious thinking possessed legitimacy should it exist within a framework accepting of human reason and social progress.[1]
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Ralph Barton Perry | |
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Born | (1876-07-03)July 3, 1876 Poultney, Vermont |
Died | January 22, 1957(1957-01-22) (aged 80) Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Burial place | Mount Auburn Cemetery |
Education | |
Occupation | Philosopher |
Spouses | Rachel Berenson (m. 1905)Harriet Armington Seelye
(m. 1932) |
Children | 2 |
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