Karl Britton
Karl William Britton (born Scarborough, 12 October 1909 – died Northumberland, 23 July 1983) was a British philosopher.[1] Throughout his entire career, Britton was interested in the philosophy of John Stuart Mill, on whom he published a book in 1953 which was long regarded as the standard student text.
Life
Britton was one of four children. His older sister was Clare Winnicott and his older brother, James, a noted academic. He attended Southend High School, and from 1927 to 1932 Clare College, Cambridge, where he gained his MA. His first academic appointment (1932–1934) was as Choate Fellow at Harvard University.
gollark: In terms of hardware/expenditure per watt it may actually be worse for ages.
gollark: Cooler, but more expensive.
gollark: But apparently not all the random chemical waste?
gollark: It is probably not stable and people are obsessed with the very long term future of nuclear waste.
gollark: And it's highly true.
References
- Brown, Stuart, ed. Dictionary of Twentieth-Century British Philosophers: 2 Volumes. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2005
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.