William Ritchie Sorley
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William Ritchie Sorley was a Scottish philosopher. A Gifford Lecturer, he was one of the British Idealist school of thinkers, with interests in ethics
.
minister, was educated at Edinburgh University and Trinity College, Cambridge
. He was Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy
in the University of Cambridge
from 1909 until 1933.
He is now remembered for his A History of British Philosophy to 1900, with its idiosyncratic slant, as a retrospective view from the point of view of British Idealism. The poet Charles Sorley
was his son.
Ethics
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime, etc.Major branches of ethics include:...
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Life
William Ritchie Sorley, the son of Anna Ritchie and William Sorley, a Free Church of ScotlandFree Church of Scotland (1843-1900)
The Free Church of Scotland is a Scottish denomination which was formed in 1843 by a large withdrawal from the established Church of Scotland in a schism known as the "Disruption of 1843"...
minister, was educated at Edinburgh University and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
. He was Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy
Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy
The Knightbridge Professorship of Philosophy is the senior professorship in philosophy at the University of Cambridge.One of the oldest professorships in Cambridge, the chair was founded in 1683 by John Knightbridge, fellow of Peterhouse....
in the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
from 1909 until 1933.
He is now remembered for his A History of British Philosophy to 1900, with its idiosyncratic slant, as a retrospective view from the point of view of British Idealism. The poet Charles Sorley
Charles Sorley
Charles Hamilton Sorley was a British poet of World War I.Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, he was the son of William Ritchie Sorley. He was educated, like Siegfried Sassoon, at Marlborough College...
was his son.