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| | 20th WCP: Bosanquet, Culture, and the Influence of Idealist Logic |
 | | It has been suggested that Bosanquet's philosophical views, especially on topics related to culture, were determined by the 'absolutist' metaphysics he inherited from Hegel and F. Bradley, and that one can see a shift in his work from an early humanism, contemporary with his studies in logic, to a late anti-humanism. |
 | | Bosanquet's account of religion is typical of the humanistic demythologising of the 19th century (e.g., by David Strauss and Ferdinand Baur) although, interestingly, one also finds parallels between it and some contemporary philosophy of religion (e.g., that of D.Z. Phillips). |
 | | I would suggest that what underlies Bosanquet's study of culture and the whole of his philosophical work is his logic and, specifically, his view of the logical character of 'individuality.' His earliest philosophical work was in logic, and his interest in logic continued through his career. |
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