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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Christian_theology
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Church_of_England
gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkb:Ethics
gptkb:moral_philosophy
rationalism
empiricism
natural law
moral sense theory
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gptkbp:born
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May 18, 1692
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:Joseph_Butler_Jr.
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gptkbp:contribution
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the relationship between faith and reason
the exploration of human nature
the concept of conscience
the defense of Christianity
the idea of moral obligation
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gptkbp:died
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June 16, 1752
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Oriel_College,_Oxford
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:Christian_theology
gptkb:philosophy
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Joseph Butler
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Immanuel_Kant
gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill
gptkb:David_Hume
gptkb:Friedrich_Nietzsche
the development of modern ethics
moral philosophy in the 18th century
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:Thomas_Hobbes
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:moral_philosophy
theodicy
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gptkbp:legacy
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recognition in academic circles
influence on later philosophers
impact on Christian theology
importance in moral philosophy
study in ethics and morality
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gptkbp:nationality
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English
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gptkbp:notable_works
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Analogy of Religion
Fifteen Sermons
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Bishop
gptkb:Writer
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gptkbp:position_held
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gptkb:Bishop
gptkb:Bishop_of_Bristol
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_Butler
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gptkbp:wrote
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gptkb:The_Works_of_Joseph_Butler
Sermons on Human Nature
The Analogy of Religion, Natural and Revealed
Sermons on the Nature of Religion
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Edward_Stillingfleet
gptkb:Samuel_Clarke
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