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Carr was an advocate of Bergsonian vitalism which he combined with a [[Monad (philosophy)|monadist]] idealism.<ref name="Oakeley 1930"/> In a symposium of the Aristotelian Society he authored ''The Idealistic Interpretation of Einstein's Theory'' (1921-1922) which declared that the [[theory of relativity]] was in accord with idealistic philosophy, not realism. Carr stated that "while my theory of knowledge is idealistic and even solipsistic, my theory of existence is vitalistic". He defined creative evolution as "an idealistic principle applied to positive science".<ref name="Oakeley 1930"/> He argued that materialistic and mechanistic principles fail to explain the intelligence of organisms. He has been described as a pantheist.<ref name="Oakeley 1930"/> |
Carr was an advocate of Bergsonian vitalism which he combined with a [[Monad (philosophy)|monadist]] idealism.<ref name="Oakeley 1930"/> In a symposium of the Aristotelian Society he authored ''The Idealistic Interpretation of Einstein's Theory'' (1921-1922) which declared that the [[theory of relativity]] was in accord with idealistic philosophy, not realism. Carr stated that "while my theory of knowledge is idealistic and even solipsistic, my theory of existence is vitalistic". He defined creative evolution as "an idealistic principle applied to positive science".<ref name="Oakeley 1930"/> He argued that materialistic and mechanistic principles fail to explain the intelligence of organisms. He has been described as a pantheist.<ref name="Oakeley 1930"/> |
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* ''The Problem of Truth,'' New York: Dodge, 1913 |
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* ''The Philosophy of Benedetto Croce'', London: Macmillan, 1917 |
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* ‘CARR, Herbert Wildon’, [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U207233 Who Was Who], A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2007, accessed 15 Feb 2012 {{subscription required}} |
* ‘CARR, Herbert Wildon’, [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U207233 Who Was Who], A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2007, accessed 15 Feb 2012 {{subscription required}} |
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Herbert Wildon Carr (16 January 1857 - 8 July 1931) was a British philosopher. He was known for reconciling Leibnizian Monadology with Bergsonian vitalism.[1]
Life
Carr was Professor of Philosophy, King's College, London from 1918 to 1925, and Visiting Professor at the University of Southern California from 1925 until his death.[1]
He was a student at King's College London where he was awarded the Jelf Medal.[further explanation needed].
He was Honorary Secretary of the Aristotelian Society for many years and President during 1916-1918.[1] He was the editor of Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society until 1929.[1]
Philosophy
Carr was an advocate of Bergsonian vitalism which he combined with a monadist idealism.[1] In a symposium of the Aristotelian Society he authored The Idealistic Interpretation of Einstein's Theory (1921-1922) which declared that the theory of relativity was in accord with idealistic philosophy, not realism. Carr stated that "while my theory of knowledge is idealistic and even solipsistic, my theory of existence is vitalistic". He defined creative evolution as "an idealistic principle applied to positive science".[1] He argued that materialistic and mechanistic principles fail to explain the intelligence of organisms. He has been described as a pantheist.[1]
Selected publications
- Henri Bergson: The Philosophy of Change, London: Jack, 1911
- The Problem of Truth, New York: Dodge, 1913
- The Philosophy of Benedetto Croce, London: Macmillan, 1917
- The General Principle of Relativity in Its Philosophical and Historical Aspect, London: Macmillan, 1922
- L'Énergie spirituelle, Translated by H. Wildon Carr as Mind-Energy: Lectures and Essays, London: Macmillan, 1920
- A Theory of Monads: Outlines of the Philosophy of the Principle of Relativity, London: Macmillan, 1922
- Scientific Approach to Philosophy: Selected Essays and Reviews, London: Macmillan, 1924
- Changing Backgrounds in Religion and Ethics: A Metaphysical Meditation, New York: Macmillan, 1927
- The Unique Status of Man, in, American Journal of Sociology, 1928
- The Freewill Problem, London: Benn Ltd., 1928
- Leibniz, Boston: Little Brown, 1929
References
- http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v128/n3220/abs/128098b0.html
- ‘CARR, Herbert Wildon’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2007, accessed 15 Feb 2012 (subscription required)
- Pierfrancesco Basile, "Herbert Wildon Carr" in Michel Weber, ed., Handbook of Whiteheadian Process Thought, Volume II (2008) pages 383-4
- "Carr, Herbert Wildon" in Brown, ed., Dictionary of Twentieth-Century British Philosophers
- Richard T. Hull, Presidential Addresses of The American Philosophical Association, 1921-1930, pages 439-440
External links
- Works by H. Wildon Carr at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about H. Wildon Carr at Internet Archive
- Works by H. Wildon Carr at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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