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William Ernest Hocking

American philosopher (1873-1966) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 92

William Ernest Hocking was an American idealist philosopher at Harvard University. He continued the work of his philosophical teacher Josiah Royce in revising idealism to integrate and fit into empiricism, naturalism and pragmatism.

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Honorary doctor of Leiden University1948

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United States
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Academics
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Deceased
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Lived 1873 to 1966 · aged 92