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Henry More
1614–1687
A leading voice among the Cambridge Platonists, he wrote philosophy, theology, and poetry in an effort to bring reason, spirituality, and Christian belief into conversation. His books explore the soul, ethics, and the unseen world, giving readers a vivid picture of seventeenth-century thought.
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Democritus Platonissans
by Henry More
About the author
Born in Grantham, England, in 1614, Henry More became one of the best-known figures among the Cambridge Platonists. He studied at Christ's College, Cambridge, remained closely tied to the college for much of his life, and built a reputation as a philosopher, theologian, poet, and Anglican clergyman.
His writing tried to reconcile Platonic philosophy with Christian belief, and he also engaged directly with the new science and with the philosophy of René Descartes. Readers often remember him for works on ethics, metaphysics, the soul, and spiritual reality, as well as for the imaginative range of his religious and philosophical prose.
More died in Cambridge in 1687. He remains an important figure in early modern intellectual history because his work sits at the meeting point of religion, philosophy, and science, showing how seriously seventeenth-century thinkers wrestled with reason, faith, and the nature of the universe.