Samuel Clarke (1675–1729)

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
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gptkb:priest
theologian
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gptkbp:awards gptkb:Boyle_Lectures_(1704–1705)
gptkbp:birthDate 1675
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Norwich,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St_James's_Church,_Piccadilly,_London
gptkbp:children gptkb:Samuel_Clarke_(son)
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:Trinitarian_controversy
gptkbp:deathDate 1729
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:Gottfried_Wilhelm_Leibniz
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Anglican
gptkbp:education gptkb:Caius_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:philosophy
ethics
metaphysics
natural theology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Samuel Clarke (1675–1729)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Joseph_Butler
gptkb:William_Paley
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkb:John_Locke
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Clarke's_cosmological_argument
correspondence with Leibniz
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
English
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Benjamin_Hoadly
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:A_Demonstration_of_the_Being_and_Attributes_of_God
gptkb:A_Discourse_Concerning_the_Unchangeable_Obligations_of_Natural_Religion
gptkb:The_Scripture-Doctrine_of_the_Trinity
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:priest
theologian
gptkbp:philosophicalSchool gptkb:Rationalism
gptkb:Newtonianism
gptkbp:positionHeld Rector of St James's, Westminster
Chaplain to Queen Anne
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Katherine_Lockwood
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:The_Leibniz–Clarke_correspondence
biographies and academic studies
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