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Edward Caird

(1835—1908) philosopher and college head


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(1835–1908)

Scottish absolute idealist, Professor at Glasgow and Master of Balliol College, Oxford. Like Hegel, Caird believed that the aim of philosophy was to overcome philosophical oppositions and dualisms, thereby seeing everything as a part of the larger whole, or Absolute. His main work was The Critical Philosophy of Kant (1889).

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Caird, Edward (1835–1908)
in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (2 rev) Length: 90 words
Caird, Edward (1835–1908)
in A Dictionary of Writers and their Works (2) Length: 60 words
Caird, Edward (1835–1908)
in The Continuum Encyclopedia of British Philosophy Length: 3782 words
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in The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy (2 rev) Length: 55 words

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