Bernard Bosanquet 1848 – 1923
Bernard Bosanquet was a British philosopher and one of the central figures of British absolute idealism, alongside F. H. Bradley. He produced major works in logic, aesthetics, social philosophy, and political theory, including the Logic, the History of Aesthetic, and the Philosophical Theory of the State. His political thought defended a positive conception of freedom and a communitarian view of the state as the moral organism of the citizens, drawing on T. H. Green and on Hegelian sources. He was active in the Charity Organisation Society and in adult education.
Key facts
- Nationality
- British
- Era
- Modern
- Movements
- Continental
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Bernard Bosanquet:
“The state is the moral organism of the community.”
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Attributed to Bernard Bosanquet:
“The individual finds himself in the state.”
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Attributed to Bernard Bosanquet:
“Logic is the spirit of the whole.”
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Attributed to Bernard Bosanquet:
“Beauty is the body of truth.”
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Attributed to Bernard Bosanquet:
“We are most ourselves when we are most united with the lives of others.”