C. D. Broad

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C. D. Broad was a 20th-century British philosopher known for his influential work in ethics, epistemology, and the philosophy of mind, particularly on topics such as induction, perception, and psychical research.

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instanceOf British philosopher
academic
human
philosopher
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1887-12-30
dateOfDeath 1971-03-11
educatedAt Dulwich College
Trinity College, Cambridge
employer Trinity College, Cambridge
Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge
familyName Broad
fieldOfWork epistemology
ethics
history of philosophy
metaphysics
philosophy
philosophy of mind
philosophy of science
psychical research
fullName Charlie Dunbar Broad
givenName Charlie
Charlie Dunbar
influenced A. J. Ayer
C. A. Campbell
Roderick Chisholm
influencedBy Bertrand Russell
G. E. Moore
J. M. E. McTaggart
languageOfWorkOrName English
mainInterest determinism
free will
induction
moral responsibility
perception
probability
psychical phenomena
memberOf British Academy
Society for Psychical Research
movement analytic philosophy
nationality British
notableIdea analysis of mind–body relations in emergentism terms
classification of types of ethical theory
critical examination of psychical research within analytic philosophy
notableWork Ethics and the History of Philosophy
Examination of McTaggart's Philosophy
Five Types of Ethical Theory
Scientific Thought
The Mind and Its Place in Nature
placeOfBirth Harlesden
London, England
surface form: London
placeOfDeath Cambridge, England
surface form: Cambridge

England
positionHeld Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge
lecturer in moral science at the University of Cambridge
sexOrGender male

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