Edward Caird
Edward Caird | |
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Caird while a professor at the University of Glasgow | |
| Born | 23 March 1835 Greenock, Scotland |
| Died | 1 November 1908 Oxford, England |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Academic advisors | Benjamin Jowett |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 19th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | British idealism |
| Institutions | Merton College, Oxford |
| Main interests | Philosophy of religion |
| Notable ideas | The relation of evolutionary theory to the development of thought and culture |
Edward Caird FRSE FBA (/kɛərd/; 23 March 1835 – 1 November 1908) was a Scottish philosopher. He was a holder of LLD, DCL, and DLitt.