F. H. Bradley
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Bradley, Francis Herbert (30 January 1846 - 18 September 1924)
Bradley, a British philosopher, wrote Ethical Studies (1876), Principles of Logic (1882), and Appearance and Reality (1892). In logic, Bradley attacked the psychological tendencies of empiricism by differentiating sharply between the mental act as a psychological event and its universal meaning; to him only the latter was the concern of logic. In metaphysics, Bradley held that many phenomena considered real, such as space and time, are only appearances. Reality, which he called the Absolute, is an all-inclusive whole that transcends thought.
An agnostic, Bradley wrote, “There is but one reality” and it is “not the God of the Churches.” It is “inscrutable.” In Essays on Truth and Reality, Bradley defined God as “the Supreme Will for good which is experienced within finite minds,” and he rejected any belief in immortality.
