Samuel Alexander
Samuel Alexander | |
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| Born | 6 January 1859 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 13 September 1938 (aged 79) Manchester, England |
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| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | British idealism |
| Main interests | Metaphysics |
| Notable ideas | Emergent evolution |
Samuel Alexander OM FBA (6 January 1859 – 13 September 1938) was an Australian-born British philosopher. He was the first Jewish fellow of an Oxbridge college. He is now best known as an advocate of emergentism in biology.