Anthony Collins (philosopher)

Anthony Collins
Portrait of Collins by Jonathan Richardson
Born(1676-07-01)1 July 1676
Heston, Middlesex, England
Died24 December 1729(1729-12-24) (aged 53)
London, England
EducationEton College
Alma materKing's College, Cambridge
Spouses
  • Martha Child (married 1698–1703)
  • Elizabeth Wrottesley (married 1724–1729)
EraModern philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
Main interests
History, philosophy, theology

Anthony Collins (21 June 1676 O.S. – 13 December 1729 O.S.) was an English philosopher and essayist,[1] notable for being one of the early proponents of Deism in Great Britain.[2]

  1. ^ "Collins, Anthony" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 691–692.
  2. ^ Herrick, James A. (1997). "Characteristics of British Deism". The Radical Rhetoric of the English Deists: The Discourse of Skepticism, 1680–1750. Studies in Rhetoric/Communication. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press. pp. 23–49. ISBN 978-1-57003-166-3.