Edwin Arthur Burtt

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Edwin Arthur Burtt


Born
Groton, Massachusetts
Died
September 06, 1989

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Edwin Arthur Burtt (1892 – September 6, 1989) was an American philosopher who wrote extensively on the philosophy of religion. His doctoral thesis published as a book under the title The Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Physical Science has had a significant influence upon the history of science that is not generally recognized, according to H. Floris Cohen. He was educated at Yale University, Union Theological Seminary and Columbia University. He became the prestigious Susan Linn Sage Professor of Philosophy at Cornell University in 1941. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Ar...) ...more

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The Metaphysical Foundation...

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The English Philosophers fr...

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In Search of Philosophic Un...

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Religion in an Age of Science

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Types of Religious Philosophy

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Light Love and Life

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In Search of Philosophy

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“The only way to avoid becoming a metaphysician is to say nothing.”
Edwin Arthur Burtt, The Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Science

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