Brightman, Edgar Sheffield
- Brightman, Edgar Sheffield
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▪ American philosopher and educator
born Sept. 20, 1884, Holbrook, Mass., U.S.
died Feb. 25, 1953, Newton Center, Mass.
U.S. philosopher, educator (
Wesleyan University; Boston University), and former director of the National Council on Religion in Higher Education, noted for his empirical argument for
theism based on idealism and consciousness. His writings emphasize the personalist psychological values of religious thought. Major works include
Introduction to Philosophy (1925),
A Philosophy of Ideals (1928),
Personality and Religion (1934),
Philosophy of Religion (1940), and
Nature and Values (1945).
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Universalium.
2010.
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