John Norris (philosopher)
- John Norris (philosopher)
John Norris (1657 - 1711), philosopher and poet.
John Norris was born at Collingbourne, Kingston, Wiltshire, 1657. He was educated at Winchester School, and Exeter College, Oxford, gaining a B.A. in 1680. He was later appointed a fellow of All Souls (M.A. 1684). He took orders, and lived a quiet and placid life as a country parson and thinker.
In philosophy he was a Platonist and mystic and was an early opponent of John Locke. His poetry, with occasional fine thoughts, is full of far-fetched metaphors and conceits, and is not seldom dull and prosaic.
From 1692 until his death in 1711, he held George Herbert's benefice of Bemerton, Wiltshire.
Among his 23 works are "An Idea of Happiness" (1683), "Miscellanies" (1687), "Theory and Regulation of Love" (1688), "An Essay toward the Theory of the Ideal or Intelligible World" (1701-4), and a "Discourse concerning the Immortality of the Soul" (1708). His most popular work is "A Collection of Miscellanies, consisting of Poems, Essays, Discourses and Letters"(1687).
He was an early critic of John Locke, whose "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding" (1690) he attacked in "Christian Blessedness or Discourses upon the Beatitudes" in the same year; he also combatted Locke's theories in his "Essay toward the Theory of the Ideal or Intelligible World".
References
*Richard Acworth (1979), "The philosophy of John Norris of Bemerton: (1657-1712)" (Studien und Materialien zur Geschichte der Philosophie : Kleine Reihe ; Bd. 6)
*Selections from the Worlds Devotional Classics
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
John Norris — may refer to:*John Franklyn Norris (1877 1952), fundamentalist preacher *John Norris (MTV News reporter) (1959 ), MTV News correspondent *John Norris (philosopher) (1657 1711), philosopher and poet *John Norris (Royal Navy officer) (1670/71 1749) … Wikipedia
Norris, John — ▪ British priest and philosopher born 1657, CollingbourneKingston, Wiltshire, Eng. died 1711, Bemerton, Wiltshire Anglican priest and philosopher remembered as an exponent of Cambridge (Cambridge Platonists) Platonism, a 17th century revival of… … Universalium
Norris, John — (1657 1711) Philosopher and poet, ed. at Oxf., took orders, and lived a quiet and placid life as a country parson and thinker. In philosophy he was a Platonist and mystic, and was an early opponent of Locke. His poetry, with occasional fine… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Bibliography of John D. Caputo — The following is a bibliography of John D. Caputo s works.Books by Caputo*(1982) Heidegger and Aquinas *(1986) The Mystical Element in Heidegger s Thought *(1987) Radical Hermeneutics: Repetition, Deconstruction and the Hermeneutic Project… … Wikipedia
1711 in literature — The year 1711 in literature involved some significant events.Events* The Spectator founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele. *After defeat at the Battle of Stănileşti, Dimitrie Cantemir flees to Russia and begins writing his most important… … Wikipedia
Кембриджские неоплатоники — Гравюра Бенджамина Уичкоута (Benjamin Whichcote), лидера и вдохновителя кембриджского платонизма Кембриджские неоплатоники группа английских философов из Кембриджа в XVII веке. Высоко оценивали античную философию Платона и неоплатонизма и… … Википедия
List of philosophers (I-Q) — Philosophers (and others important in the history of philosophy) , listed alphabetically::: Note: This list has a minimal criteria for inclusion and the relevance to philosophy of some individuals on the list is disputed. List of philosophers: (A … Wikipedia
List of philosophers born in the seventeenth century — Philosophers born in the seventeenth century (and others important in the history of philosophy) , listed alphabetically::: Note: This list has a minimal criteria for inclusion and the relevance to philosophy of some individuals on the list is… … Wikipedia
Herbert of Cherbury (Lord) and the Cambridge Platonists — Lord Herbert of Cherbury and the Cambridge Platonists Sarah Hutton The philosophy of Lord Herbert of Cherbury (1582/3–1648) and of the Cambridge Platonists exemplifies the continuities of seventeenth century thought with Renaissance philosophy.… … History of philosophy
List of philosophy topics (I-Q) — II and thou I Ching I Ching I proposition I Thou I Thou relationshipIaIamblichus (philosopher)IbYahya Ibn Adi Yahya Ibn Adi Ibn al Arabi Muhyi al Din Ibn al Arabi Abu Bakr Ibn Bajja Abu Bakr Ibn Bājja Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Yahya Ibn as Say igh… … Wikipedia
