Norris, John

Norris, John

▪ British priest and philosopher
born 1657, CollingbourneKingston, Wiltshire, Eng.
died 1711, Bemerton, Wiltshire
 Anglican priest and philosopher remembered as an exponent of Cambridge (Cambridge Platonists) Platonism, a 17th-century revival of Plato's ideas, and as the sole English follower of the French Cartesian philosopher Nicolas Malebranche (1638–1715).

      Norris was elected a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, in 1680. In 1689 he was named vicar of Newton St. Loe in Somerset, and two years later he was transferred to the rectory of Bemerton, near Salisbury, where he spent the remainder of his life.

      Norris wrote numerous theological and philosophical works. It is in his moral and mystical writings that the influence of Cambridge Platonism is clearest. His first major philosophical work was Reflections upon a Late Essay Concerning the Human Understanding (1690), in which he anticipated many later criticisms of John Locke's (Locke, John) theory contained in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding; he did, however, agree with Locke in dismissing the doctrine of innate ideas (which asserts that humans hold their mental ideas at birth). Norris' An Account of Reason and Faith in Relation to the Mysteries of Christianity (1697) was one of the best contemporary responses to Christianity Not Mysterious, by the English deist John Toland (Toland, John). Norris' most significant work, An Essay Towards the Theory of the Ideal or Intelligible World (1701–04), treats the intelligible world in two parts: first, in itself, and second, in relation to human understanding. This work is a complete exposition of the views of Malebranche and refutes the assertions of Locke and others who emphasized the importance of sense experience in arriving at knowledge.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Norris, John — See Herbert of Cherbury (Lord) and the Cambridge Platonists …   History of philosophy

  • Norris, John — (1657 1711)    Philosopher and poet, ed. at Oxf., took orders, and lived a quiet and placid life as a country parson and thinker. In philosophy he was a Platonist and mystic, and was an early opponent of Locke. His poetry, with occasional fine… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • Norris, John — (1657 1711)    Born Collingbourne Kingston, Wiltshire, where his father was the rector, he was educated at Winchester College. He graduated M.A. from Exeter College, Oxford, in 1680, was ordained soon afterwards, and from 1692 he was rector of… …   British and Irish poets

  • John Norreys — John Norris John Norreys (häufig auch John Norris), genannt der „Schwarze Jack“ (* 1547 in Yattendon, Berkshire; † 3. Juli 1597 in Mallow, Irland) war ein englischer Heerführer. Leben Norris wurde als zweiter Sohn von Sir Henry Norris, 1. Baron… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Norris — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Aaron Norris (* 1951), US amerikanischer Regisseur Arthur Norris, britischer Tennisspieler Benjamin White Norris (1819–1873), US amerikanischer Politiker Christopher Norris (* 1953), US amerikanische… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John R. Rice — John Richard Rice (December 11, 1895 December 29, 1980) was a Baptist evangelist and pastor and the founding editor of The Sword of the Lord , an influential fundamentalist newspaper.Childhood and EducationJohn R. Rice was born in Cooke County,… …   Wikipedia

  • John Norris — Retrato de John Norris en 1735 …   Wikipedia Español

  • John Newcombe — Country Australia Residence Sydney Born 23 May 1944 (1944 05 23) (age 67) Sydney Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Turned pro 1968 …   Wikipedia

  • Norris Green (ward) — Norris Green is a Liverpool City Council Ward in the Liverpool West Derby Parliamentary constituency. It was formed for the 2004 Municipal elections from the former Pirrie, Clubmoor, Fazakerley and Gillmoss wards. [1] Contents 1 Councillors 2… …   Wikipedia

  • Norris, Tennessee —   City   Location of Norris, Tennessee Coordina …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”