F. H. Bradley 1846 – 1924
Francis Herbert Bradley was an English philosopher and the leading representative of British absolute idealism. A fellow of Merton College, Oxford, he wrote almost in solitude, publishing Ethical Studies, the Principles of Logic, and his magnum opus Appearance and Reality, in which he argued that the world of finite relations is appearance and that ultimate reality is one all-encompassing experience. His system was the dominant force in late-nineteenth-century British philosophy and the principal target of the early analytic movement led by Russell and Moore.
Key facts
- Nationality
- British
- Era
- Modern
- Movements
- Continental
Selected quotes
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Attributed to F. H. Bradley:
“Where everything is bad it must be good to know the worst.”
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Attributed to F. H. Bradley:
“Metaphysics is the finding of bad reasons for what we believe upon instinct, but to find these reasons is no less an instinct.”
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Attributed to F. H. Bradley:
“The Absolute is one system, and its contents are nothing but sentient experience.”
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Attributed to F. H. Bradley:
“The world of relations is a world of appearance.”
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Attributed to F. H. Bradley:
“My station and its duties: this is the only place in which I find my real self.”