Joseph Butler

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:academicAdvisor gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:Richard_Bentley
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Church_of_England
gptkbp:born May 18, 1692
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._James's_Church,_Piccadilly
gptkbp:contribution arguments for the existence of God
moral sense theory
defense_of_Christianity
gptkbp:died June 16, 1752
gptkbp:education gptkb:Oriel_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:famousFor Sermons on Human Nature
The Analogy of Religion
gptkbp:field ethics
philosophy of religion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Joseph Butler
gptkbp:influence moral philosophy
theological thought
Christian_ethics
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:David_Hume
Immanuel Kant
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Locke
gptkbp:influenceOn gptkb:John_Rawls
gptkb:Robert_Nozick
gptkb:Alfred_North_Whitehead
gptkb:William_James
gptkb:Derek_Parfit
gptkb:Bertrand_Russell
gptkb:C.S._Lewis
gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill
gptkb:Friedrich_Nietzsche
gptkb:R.M._Hare
gptkb:Peter_Singer
gptkb:Thomas_Nagel
gptkb:G.E._Moore
gptkbp:knownFor moral philosophy
theodicy
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notableWork Sermons
The Analogy of Religion, Natural and Revealed
gptkbp:philosophy gptkb:British_Empiricism
Moral Philosophy
Christian_Philosophy
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Wantage,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Bishop_of_Durham
gptkbp:productionCompany 18th century
1700s
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Butler
gptkbp:wrote The Analogy of Religion
Fifteen_Sermons_Preached_at_the_Rolls_Chapel