T. H. Green
British philosopher (1836–1882) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the American military officer, see Thomas H. Green.
Thomas Hill Green (7 April 1836 – 26 March 1882), known as T. H. Green, was an English philosopher, political radical and temperance reformer, and a member of the British idealism movement. Like all the British idealists, Green was influenced by the metaphysical historicism of G. W. F. Hegel. He was one of the thinkers behind the philosophy of social liberalism.
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Born | Thomas Hill Green (1836-04-07)7 April 1836 Birkin, England |
Died | 26 March 1882(1882-03-26) (aged 45) Oxford, England |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Era | 19th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
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Institutions | Balliol College, Oxford |
Academic advisors | Benjamin Jowett[1] |
Notable students | John Cook Wilson[2] |
Main interests | Political philosophy |
Notable ideas | Social liberalism (Classical radicalism) |
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