Richard Congreve

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Richard Congreve

Philosophy

#1404

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Ethics

#227

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Logic

#1768

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• Philosophy

Richard Congreve's Degrees

• Bachelors Classics University of Oxford
• Masters Classics University of Oxford

Why Is Richard Congreve Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Richard Congreve was the first English philosopher to openly espouse the Religion of Humanity, the godless form of religious humanism that was introduced by Auguste Comte, as a distinct form of positivism. Congreve was the first thinker to offer a systematic policy, on positivist lines, to dismantle the British Empire. In 1859, after issuing controversial anti-imperialist pamphlets on Gibraltar and India, he delivered his 'first sermon' as a Positivist apostle and 'vicar' of the Religion of Humanity. He later founded the London Positivist Society in 1867 and, after a schism with his closest followers in 1878, he broke off to formally found the Comtist Church of Humanity.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Richard Congreve?

Richard Congreve is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Oxford