Thomas Spencer Baynes

English philosopher and critic with influential works

Thomas Spencer Baynes - Thinkers & Philosophers born March 24th, 1823
Born
Died

1887
139 years ago — 64 years old

Category

Thinkers & Philosophers

Country

United Kingdom

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Contributed significantly to philosophy and literary criticism in the 19th century. Served as a professor of logic and metaphysics at the University of St Andrews. Edited the 9th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, significantly shaping its contents. Wrote extensively on Hegel and German idealism, influencing contemporary thought and education.

Edited the 9th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica

Published works on Hegelian philosophy

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