Thomas Hill Green
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Thomas Hill Green was a 19th-century British philosopher and political theorist, a leading figure in British Idealism and an influential liberal thinker on ethics, freedom, and the role of the state.
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| Thomas Hill Green canonical | 3 |
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| instanceOf |
British Idealist philosopher
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human ⓘ liberal thinker ⓘ philosopher ⓘ political theorist ⓘ |
| advocated |
extension of education
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social legislation to promote welfare ⓘ temperance reform ⓘ |
| almaMater | Balliol College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1836-04-07 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Birkin, Yorkshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | blood poisoning ⓘ |
| citizenship | British subject ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1882-03-26 ⓘ |
| denomination | Anglican ⓘ |
| employer | Balliol College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th-century philosophy ⓘ |
| familyName | Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Valentine Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ethics
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metaphysics ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
British social liberalism
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John Dewey NERFINISHED ⓘ L. T. Hobhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British liberal tradition
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G. W. F. Hegel NERFINISHED ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
ethics
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role of the state ⓘ theory of freedom ⓘ |
| mother | Frances Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | British Idealism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Thomas Hill Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
common good as basis of political obligation
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positive concept of freedom ⓘ state as enabler of individual self-realization ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Lectures on the Principles of Political Obligation
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Prolegomena to Ethics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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political theorist ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | absolute idealism ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | liberalism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Whyte's Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sibling | Edward Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Charlotte Byron Symonds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Oxford, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford
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