The Cambridge Platonists were 17th-century theologians and philosophers at Cambridge University. Influenced by Descartes, they advocated for tolerance and the harmony of reason and religion, believing morality is rooted in reason. Notable members included Henry More and Ralph Cudworth.
The Cambridge Platonists were intellectuals at Cambridge University between 1633 and 1688, influenced by Descartes. They emphasized tolerance and reason, viewing reason as the link between natural and revealed religion, and believed morality and religion were fundamentally harmonious. Key figures included Henry More and Ralph Cudworth.
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| Back | at the university of Cambridge between 1633 and 1688 the chief contemporary influence was the philosophy of René Descartes, though they couldn't accept his materialistic view of the inanimate world the Cambridge Platonists advocated tolerance and insisted on the need for comprehension, seeing reason as the arbiter of both natural and revealed religion morality itself is based on reason , and reason and religion are essentially in harmony Henry More, Ralph cudworth, john Smith Cambridge Platonists were a group of theologians and philosophers at the University of Cambridge in the middle of the 17th century. The leading figures were Ralph Cudworth, Nathaniel Culverwell, Benjamin Whichcote, and Henry More |
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