(1834-1916)
Wrote 'The Limits of Evolution and Other Essays Illustrating the Metaphysical Theory of Personal Idealism'

He developed the theory of personal idealism.
He described the St. Louis group (of which he was a member) as '...a collection of vigorous young men, eager to test their intellectual ability against the figure of Hegel.'
He's a largely forgotten philosopher from the 19th century.

He made a highly impressive $1,850 per month in 1868.
He taught at MIT, Harvard Divinity School and set up the philosophy department at Berkeley.
Michel Foucault and Noam Chomsky have delivered papers in a lecture series set up in his honor.

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