Edgar S. Brightman | |
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| Born | Edgar Sheffield Brightman September 20, 1884 Holbrook, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | February 25, 1953 (aged 68) Boston, Massachusetts, US |
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| Era | Western philosophy |
| Region | Contemporary philosophy |
| School | Boston personalism |
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Main interests | Theology |
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Edgar Sheffield Brightman (September 20, 1884 – February 25, 1953) was an American philosopher and Christian theologian in the Methodist tradition, associated with Boston University and liberal theology, and promulgated the philosophy known as Boston personalism.
Elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1928,[1] Brightman served as president of the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association in 1936[2] and the American Academy of Religion in 1942 and 1943.[3]
- ^ "Book of Members 1780 - 2017" (PDF). Amacad.org. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
Brightman, Edgar Sheffield (1884-1953) : Election: 1928, Fellow
- ^ "APA Divisional Presidents and Addresses". Apaonline.org. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "Past presidents of the AAR". Aarweb.org. Archived from the original on August 12, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2014.