Bishop Joseph Butler

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Bishop
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Oriel_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:church
gptkbp:birth_date 1692-05-18
gptkbp:birth_place Wantage, England
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Durham_Cathedral
gptkbp:children gptkb:Joseph_Butler_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution theological discourse
development of moral philosophy
gptkbp:death_date 1752-06-16
gptkbp:field gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:church
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bishop Joseph Butler
gptkbp:image Joseph Butler.jpg
gptkbp:influence gptkb:legislation
Christian apologetics
moral psychology
modern ethics
19th-century philosophy
theological ethics
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:William_Paley
gptkb:David_Hume
gptkb:Thomas_Reid
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:John_Locke
gptkbp:known_for defense of Christianity
moral argument for the existence of God
gptkbp:legacy Butler's moral philosophy
Butler's theological writings
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_feature moral sense theory
self-love and benevolence
gptkbp:notable_work Analogy of Religion
Fifteen Sermons
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:diocese
gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Author
gptkbp:philosophy pragmatism
rationalism
empiricism
natural theology
virtue ethics
consequentialism
moral realism
deontological ethics
ethical intuitionism
teleological ethics
theistic ethics
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:church
gptkbp:religion gptkb:church
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Butler
gptkbp:work_location gptkb:London,_England
gptkb:Oxford,_England
gptkb:Durham,_England
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Palatinate_of_Durham
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6