William Wollaston

William Wollaston ( born March 26, 1659 Coton clan Ford, Staffordshire, † October 29, 1724 in London ) was an English moral philosopher.

Wollaston was a teacher in Birmingham. In 1686 he resigned all his offices, and settled in London.

The essence of his doctrine was that man is the true and the false can not only recognize, but should also be expressed in his actions. Thus is the supreme principle of morality, the set:

" Every action is good, the one true, every wicked, which expresses a false proposition. "

With his major work, The religion of nature delineated Wollaston found in John Clarke a bitter opponents.

Writings

• The religion of nature delineated. Garland, New York 1978, ISBN 0-8240-1816-8 ( reprint of the edition London 1724).