J. M. E. McTaggart
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J. M. E. McTaggart was a British idealist philosopher best known for his arguments against the reality of time and his influential work in metaphysics.
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| J. M. E. McTaggart canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
British idealist
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metaphysician ⓘ person ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| almaMater | Trinity College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1866-09-03 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1925-01-18 ⓘ |
| employer | Trinity College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
19th-century philosophy
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20th-century philosophy ⓘ |
| familyName | McTaggart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
metaphysics
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of time ⓘ |
| fullName | John McTaggart Ellis McTaggart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
A-series and B-series theory of time
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analytic philosophy of time ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
F. H. Bradley
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G. W. F. Hegel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
argument for the unreality of time
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distinction between A-series and B-series of time ⓘ systematic metaphysical idealism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| marriageDate | 1899 ⓘ |
| movement | British idealism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
A-series and B-series of time
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time is unreal ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Some Dogmas of Religion
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Studies in the Hegelian Dialectic NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nature of Existence NERFINISHED ⓘ The Unreality of Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | idealism ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| positionHeld | fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| religiousView | atheism ⓘ |
| residence | Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Margaret Elizabeth Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
Philosophical Studies
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Some Dogmas of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ Studies in the Hegelian Dialectic NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nature of Existence NERFINISHED ⓘ The Unreality of Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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