About Nicholas St. John Green
Lived 1830 – 1876 (aged 46). Nicholas St. John Green was an American philosopher.
Nicholas St. John Green (March 30, 1830 – September 8, 1876) was an American philosopher and lawyer, one of the members of The Metaphysical Club. Green is known for his contributions in the field of law as well as his involvement in the formation of pragmatism. He has been named as the “grandfather of pragmatism” by Charles Peirce.
Early life
Nicholas St. John Green, born March 30, 1830, in Dover, New Hampshire was a son of a Unitarian minister, James D. Green. Green earned the title of Bachelor of Arts on the Harvard University in 1851. After earning his law degree in 1861 he was a paymaster during the course of the Civil War. Green's notable work includes the notion of multiple causes for every event, an idea which stood in opposition to the then widely accepted notion of single chain of causation.
Death
Nicholas St. John Green died on September 8, 1876, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Who was Nicholas St. John Green?
American philosopher and lawyer
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Nicholas St. John Green was born on 30 March 1830 in Dover.
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Nicholas St. John Green died on 8 September 1876 in Cambridge.
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Nicholas St. John Green was a philosopher.
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