William de Burgh (philosopher)
William George de Burgh was an English philosopher. Born 24 October 1866 in Wandsworth, he was educated at Winchester and Merton College, Oxford. He was a founding member of the University of Reading, where he became Professor of Philosophy in 1907. His works include Towards a Religious Philosophy, From Morality to Religion, and The Legacy of the Ancient World. A committed Anglican, he endeavoured to justify the revealed truth of the gospel in terms of rationalism and thereby defend it against both the contemporary Protestant theological trend for anti-rationalism and the dominant philosophy of logical positivism. He died 27 August 1943 in Toller Porcorum, Dorset.Footnotes
