Joseph Butler
English bishop and theologian
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Joseph Butler was an English Anglican bishop, theologian, apologist, and philosopher, born in Wantage in the English county of Berkshire. He is known for critiques of Deism, Thomas Hobbes's egoism, and John Locke's theory of personal identity. Wikipedia
Born: May 18, 1692, Wantage, United Kingdom
Died: June 16, 1752 (age 60 years), Bath, United Kingdom
Influenced by: John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Francis Hutcheson, and more
Education: Tewkesbury Academy; Oriel College, Oxford
Era: 18th-century philosophy
Notable ideas: Criticism of deism; Analogies of religion; Circularity objection to Locke's account of personal identity