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John Norris

 

Norris, John (1675-1711) English churchman. Norris was a Neoplatonist, and admirer of Henry More and Malebranche. In 1690 he wrote Reflections upon the Conduct of Human Life with reference to the Study of Learning and Knowledge, in a letter to an excellent Lady, the Lady Masham (see Masham, Damaris). Masham replied anonymously with Occasional Thoughts in Reference to a Virtuous or Christian Life (1691).

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Norris, John, 1657-1711, English clergyman and philosopher. As the most prominent follower of Malebranche he wrote, in exposition of that philosopher's system, An Essay towards the Theory of the Ideal or Intelligible World (1701-4). Previously he had been one of the earliest critics of Locke's Essay on Human Understanding. His writings also show a decided Platonic influence. Among his works are A Collection of Miscellanies (1687) and An Account of Reason and Faith (1697).

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See F. I. MacKinnon, The Philosophy of John Norris (1910).

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John Norris may refer to:

  • John Franklyn Norris (1877–1952), an American fundamentalist preacher
  • John Norris (MTV News reporter) (born 1959), MTV News correspondent
  • John Norris (philosopher) (1657–1711), philosopher and poet
  • John Norris (publisher) (born 1934), Canadian publisher, editor, music critic, and record producer
  • Sir John Norris (Royal Navy officer) (1670/71–1749), British admiral, Member of Parliament for Rye and Portsmouth
  • John Thomas Norris, MP for Abingdon, 1857–1865
  • John Norris (died 1752) (c. 1685–1752), Member of Parliament for Chippenham, 1713–1715
  • John Norris (1702–1767), Member of Parliament for Rye, 1727–1733
  • John Norris (born 1740), Member of Parliament for Rye, 1762–1774
  • John Norris (Windsor MP), Member of Parliament for Windsor, 1597–1601

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