Thomas Hill Green
Thomas Hill Green (born April 7, 1836 in Birkin , † March 15, 1882 ) was an English philosopher and social liberal politician. The Hegelian was a leading exponent of British idealism .
student
Green is considered the founder of British idealism. He worked from 1855 to 1882 at Balliol College , Oxford , first as a student, then as a tutor.
Bernard Bosanquet , Richard Lewis Nettleship , William Wallace , Andrew Cecil Bradley, and Arnold Toynbee were his students at Balliol College. Francis Herbert Bradley , who was studying at University College Oxford, probably also heard from Green.
literature
- Richard A. Chapman: Thomas Hill Green (1836-1882) in The Review of Politics, Vol. 27, No. 4 (October 1965), pp. 516-531.
- Kenneth R. Hoover: Liberalism and the Idealist Philosophy of Thomas Hill Green in The Western Political Quarterly, Vol. 26, No. 3 (September 1973), pp. 550-565.
- WJ Mander: British Idealism. A history . New York: Oxford University Press 2011.
supporting documents
- ^ WJ Mander: British Idealism. A history . New York: Oxford University Press 2011, 7
Web links
- Literature by and about Thomas Hill Green in the catalog of the German National Library
- Colin Tyler: Thomas Hill Green. In: Edward N. Zalta (Ed.): Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy .
- Works by Green at Archive.org
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Green, Thomas Hill |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English philosopher and social liberal politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1836 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Birkin |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 15, 1882 |