Charles Waddington (philosopher)
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Charles Waddington (1819-1914) was a French philosopher, cousin of Richard and William H. Waddington. He was born at Milan, of a Protestant family of English origin. Graduating from the École Normale Supérieure at 19, he taught at various institutions, including the Protestant Seminary at Strasbourg, the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, and the Sorbonne, where in 1879 he was appointed professor of ancient philosophy. In 1888 he became a member of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences. His works, notable for clearness and penetration, include:
- Essai de logique (1858)
- De l'idée de Dieu dans l'athéisme contemporain (1859)
- De l'âme humaine, études de psychologie (1863)
- Dieu et la conscience (1870)
- De la science du bien (1875)
- L'athéisme en France à la fin du XVIIIème siècle (1892)
- La philosophie ancienne et la critique historique (1904)
In 1833 he married the Italian translator and philosopher Marianna Marquesa Florenzi.
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- French people of English descent
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- French philosophers
- French science writers
- Italian emigrants to France
- Members of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques
- University of Paris faculty
- 1819 births
- 1914 deaths
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