Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. III, 1949 Philosophy

Collier, Arthur

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COLLIER, ARTHUR. - English philosopher and priest of the Anglican Church, b. in 1680, d. in 1732.

A contemporary of Berkeley, with whom he agrees in the conclusion, though established differently, of the non-existence of the external world. Philosophically he depends principally on Malebranche.

Principal work: Classis Universalis, or a New Inquiry after Truth, being a Demonstration of the Non-Existence or Impossibility of an External World (1713; published several times).

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BIBL.: A. W. Ward-A. R. Waller, The Cambridge History of English Literature, IX, Cambridge 1912, pp. 287-88, 505; Ueberweg, III, pp. 399, 692.

Giovanni Muller

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III (1949), coll. 1984–1985.

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Muller, Giovanni. “Collier, arthur.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, coll. 1984–1985. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/collier-arthur.

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Muller, Giovanni. “Collier, arthur.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, coll. 1984–1985. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/collier-arthur.

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  author    = {Muller, Giovanni},
  title     = {Collier, arthur},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {III},
  pages     = {1984--1985},
  note      = {Cited by column},
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  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/collier-arthur}
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