Philosopher

John Fiske (philosopher)

Overview

John Fiske (March 30, 1842 – July 4, 1901) was an American philosopher and historian. He was heavily influenced by Herbert Spencer and applied Spencer's concepts of evolution to his own writings on linguistics, philosophy, religion, and history.

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Philosophers who discussed John Fiske (philosopher)

• Herbert Spencer
• Charles Sanders Peirce

Ideas John Fiske (philosopher) discusses

• Western philosophy
• Harvard Law School
• Massachusetts
• Harvard University
• 19th-century philosophy
• Herbert Spencer
• Religion
• Positivism
• Abolitionism in the United States
• Cambridge, Massachusetts
• New York City
• Connecticut

Place in the tradition

Part of American philosophy.

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