Edgar Frederick Carritt | |
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| Born | 27 February 1876 London, UK |
| Died | 19 June 1964 |
| Education | Hertford College, Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Professor at the University of Oxford Fellow of the British Academy |
| Notable work | Theory of Beauty (1914) The Theory of Morals (1928) |
| Children | Noel Carritt Anthony Carritt Michael Carritt Bill Carritt |
| Awards | Chancellor's Essay Prize (1901) |
Edgar Frederick Carritt, FBA (27 February 1876 – 19 June 1964) was an English philosopher who wrote on aesthetics, moral philosophy and political philosophy. He was a fellow of University College, Oxford, from 1898 to 1945. He was a member of the famous Oxfordshire based Carritt family, whose members included many Marxist academics and revolutionaries.