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Ralph Cudworth
- Entity ID:
- ralph-cudworth
- Long Name:
- Cudworth, Ralph, 1617-1688
- Short Name:
- Ralph Cudworth
- Disambiguation String:
- Cambridge Platonist
- Entity Type:
- person
- Entity Subtype:
- author
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- Wikipedia
- Summary:
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Ralph Cudworth (1617 – 26 June 1688) was an English classicist, theologian and philosopher, a leading figure among the Cambridge Platonists. From a family background embedded in the early nonconformist environment of Emmanuel College in the University of Cambridge, where he studied, he became Regius Professor of Hebrew 1645-88, Master of Clare Hall 1645-54 and Master of Christ's College 1654-88. His great work, entitled The True Intellectual System of the Universe, was published in 1678. He was a leading opponent of Thomas Hobbes.
- Viaf ID:
- 39466716
- DB Pedia ID:
- Ralph_Cudworth
- Biblical Status:
- canonical
- Is An Individual:
- Yes
- Is Published:
- Yes
- Birth Date:
- AD 1617
- Death Date:
- June 26, 1688
- Occupation:
- Cambridge Platonist
- Works:
