John Fiske (philosopher)
John Fiske | |
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| Born | Edmund Fiske Green March 30, 1842 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | July 4, 1901 (aged 59) |
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| Alma mater | Harvard University |
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| Era | 19th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
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John Fiske (March 30, 1842 – July 4, 1901) was an American philosopher and historian. He was heavily influenced by Herbert Spencer and applied Spencer's concepts of evolution to his own writings on linguistics, philosophy, religion, and history.