Francis William Newman wrote at a period when the questions philosophy asked were themselves being renegotiated.
The record lists Francis William Newman as English scholar and writer (1805–1897).
Francis William Newman was born at London in 1805. His recorded nationality is United Kingdom.
The nineteenth century produced systems on a grand scale, and then the reaction against them.
His academic posts were held at University College London.
Philosophical influence is measured in the questions a thinker made unavoidable.
That the work was done from United Kingdom matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Francis William Newman died in 1897, aged 92. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Held posts at University College London
