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Alfred H. (Alfred Henry) Lloyd
1864–1927
Remembered as a thoughtful American philosopher and teacher, he spent much of his career at the University of Michigan and wrote widely on idealism, history, and the life of the mind. His work helped bring big philosophical questions to students and general readers alike.
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The will to doubt : An essay in philosophy for the general thinker
by Alfred H. (Alfred Henry) Lloyd
About the author
Born in 1864 and died in 1927, Alfred Henry Lloyd was an American philosopher best known for his long association with the University of Michigan. He studied at Harvard, later taught philosophy, and also served as dean of the graduate school, building a reputation as both a scholar and an academic leader.
Lloyd wrote a number of books, including Dynamic Idealism, The Will to Doubt, Philosophy of History, and Leadership and Progress. His writing centers on broad human questions—thought, freedom, history, and moral growth—and reflects the idealist philosophy that shaped much American academic thought in his era.
Today he is mainly of interest to readers of philosophy, intellectual history, and university life in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Even so, his work still offers a clear window into how one influential teacher tried to connect abstract ideas with everyday purpose and progress.