Philosopher

James Frederick Ferrier

Overview

James Frederick Ferrier (16 June 1808 – 11 June 1864) was a Scottish metaphysical writer and philosopher. He introduced the word epistemology in philosophical English, as well as coining agnoiology for the study of ignorance.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).

Ideas James Frederick Ferrier discusses

• Magdalen College, Oxford
• German philosophy
• University of St Andrews
• Metaphysics
• Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet
• Common sense
• Psychology
• University of Edinburgh
• Knowledge
• Thomas Reid
• Universe
• Baruch Spinoza
• Self-awareness
• Political economy
• Logic
• Consciousness
• Existence of God
• Eleventh edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica
• Epistemology
• Ethics
• Existence
• Encyclopædia Britannica
• Edinburgh

Place in the tradition

Part of British philosophy.

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