Ralph Cudworth
Ralph Cudworth (1617-1688) Member of seventeenth century school of philosophers known as the Cambridge Platonists ; b. at Aller, in Somersetshire (12 m. s.w. of. Wells), 1617; d. at Cambridge June 26, 1688. He entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge, in 1632, and, after taking his M.A. degree in 1639, became fellow and tutor of the college. In 1642 he entered the lists against the Catholic party ...
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