William de Burgh (philosopher)
William George de Burgh FBA (English: /dˈbɜːr/; d’-BER; 24 October 1866 – 27 August 1943) was an English philosopher who was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Reading.[2]
William de Burgh | |
|---|---|
| Born | William George de Burgh 24 October 1866 |
| Died | 27 August 1943 (aged 76) Toller Porcorum, England |
| Spouse |
Edith Mary Grace (m. 1897) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Merton College, Oxford |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Philosophy |
| Institutions | University of Reading |
| Notable works | Legacy of the Ancient World (1924) |
Career
Born on 24 October 1866 in Wandsworth,[3][4] de Burgh was educated at Winchester and Merton College, Oxford.[5] He was a founding member of the University of Reading, where he became Professor of Philosophy in 1907.[4] His works include Towards a Religious Philosophy (1937),[6] From Morality to Religion (1938), and The Legacy of the Ancient World (1924).[4]
A committed Anglican,[7] he endeavoured to justify the revealed truth of the gospel in terms of rationalism[4] and thereby defend it against both the contemporary Protestant theological trend for anti-rationalism and the dominant philosophy of logical positivism. He died 27 August 1943 in Toller Porcorum, Dorset.[4]
References
- "de Burgh, William George" 2007; Knox & Creffield 2004; Sell 2015, p. 5.
- "de Burgh, William George" 2007.
- Taylor, A. E. (1943). "William George de Burgh, 1866–1943". Proceedings of the British Academy. 29: 371–372. Cited in Sell 2015, p. 3.
- Knox & Creffield 2004.
- Knox & Creffield 2004; Sell 2015, p. 4.
- Sell 2015, p. 8.
- Sell 2015, p. 24.
Bibliography
- "de Burgh, William George". Who's Who. A & C Black. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U223247.
- Knox, T. M.; Creffield, C. A. (2004). "Burgh, William George de (1866–1943)". In Creffield, C. A. (ed.). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/32766. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- Sell, Alan P. F. (2015) [2010]. Four Philosophical Anglicans: W. G. deBurgh, W. R. Matthews, O. C. Quick, H. A. Hodges. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock. ISBN 978-1-4982-2008-8.
- de Burgh, W. G. (1912). The Legacy of Greece of Rome. London: Macdonald and Evans. Retrieved 22 September 2018.