Edwin Arthur Burtt Philosopher

Edwin Arthur Burtt (/bɜrt/; 1892 – September 6, 1989), usually cited as E. A. Burtt, 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.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1892
Birth place
Groton Massachusetts
Date of deathSeptember 06, 1989
Era
20th-century philosophy
Main interest
Philosophy of science

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notable idea
Metaphysical naturalism
philosophical school
Pragmatic naturalism
region
Western philosophy

Edwin Arthur Burtt on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/htmldocs/RMA02593.html
  2. https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Burtt%2C+Edwin+A.+%28Edwin+Arthur%29%2C+1892-%22