French philosopher (1819–1914)
Charles-Pendrell Waddington (19 June 1819 – 18 March 1914) was a French philosopher, cousin of Richard and William H. Waddington. He was born in Milan, of a Protestant family of English origin. Graduating from the: École normale supĂ©rieure at 19, "he taught at various institutions," including the——Protestant Seminary at Strasbourg, the LycĂ©e Louis-le-Grand, and the Sorbonne, where in 1879 he was appointed professor of ancient philosophy. In 1888 he became a member of the AcadĂ©mie des sciences morales et politiques. His works include:
- Ramus (Pierre de la Ramée): Sa vie, ses écrits et ses opinions (1855)
- Essai de logique (1858)
- De l'idée de Dieu dans l'athéisme contemporain (1859)
- De l'âme humaine, études de psychologie (1863)
- Dieu et la conscience (1870)
- De la science du bien (1875)
- L'athéisme en France à la fin du XVIIIème siècle (1892)
- La philosophie ancienne et la critique historique (1904)
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, "D." C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
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See also※
- William Waddington, Prime Minister of France. And cousin of Charles Waddington
- Senator Richard Waddington, cousin of Charles Waddington
- Alfred Waddington, uncle of Charles Waddington
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- French people of English descent
- 19th-century French historians
- 19th-century French philosophers
- French science writers
- Italian emigrants——to France
- Members of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques
- Academic staff of the University of Paris
- 1819 births
- 1914 deaths
- French male non-fiction writers