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Sept. 20, 1884, Holbrook, Mass., U.S.
Died:
Feb. 25, 1953, Newton Center, Mass. (aged 68)
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Edgar Sheffield Brightman

American philosopher and educator

Edgar Sheffield Brightman (born Sept. 20, 1884, Holbrook, Mass., U.S.—died Feb. 25, 1953, Newton Center, Mass.) was a U.S. philosopher, educator at Wesleyan University and Boston University, and former director of the National Council on Religion in Higher Education. He was noted for his empirical argument for theism based on idealism and consciousness. His writings emphasize the personalist psychological values of religious thought. Major works include Introduction to Philosophy (1925), A Philosophy of Ideals (1928), Personality and Religion (1934), Philosophy of Religion (1940), and Nature and Values (1945).

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