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R. M. Hare

Richard Mervyn Hare (21 March 1919 – 29 January 2002) was a British moral philosopher who held the post of White's Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford from 1966 until 1983. He subsequently taught for a number of years at the University of Florida. His meta-ethical theories were influential during the second half of the twentieth…

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Alma mater
Balliol College, Oxford
Academic advisor
H. J. Paton
Born
Richard Mervyn Hare (1919-03-21)21 March 1919 Backwell, England
Children
4, including John E. Hare
Died
29 January 2002(2002-01-29) (aged 82) Ewelme, England
Era
Contemporary philosophy

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R. M. Hare

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R. M. Hare

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Notable ideas · 4
R. M. Hare → Moral particularism, preference utilitarianism, two-level utilitarianism, universal prescriptivism
Notable students · 4
R. M. Hare → Bernard Williams, Brian McGuinness, John Lucas, Peter Singer
Institutions · 3
R. M. Hare → Balliol College, Oxford, Corpus Christi College, Oxford, University of Florida
Main interests · 2
R. M. Hare → Moral philosophy, political philosophy
Academic advisor · 1
R. M. Hare → H. J. Paton
Alma mater · 1
R. M. Hare → Balliol College, Oxford
Born · 1
R. M. Hare → Richard Mervyn Hare (1919-03-21)21 March 1919 Backwell, England
Children · 1
R. M. Hare → 4, including John E. Hare
Died · 1
R. M. Hare → 29 January 2002(2002-01-29) (aged 82) Ewelme, England
Era · 1
R. M. Hare → Contemporary philosophy

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R. M. HareChildren4, including John E. Hare1.00infobox
R. M. HareDied29 January 2002(2002-01-29) (aged 82) Ewelme, England1.00infobox
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R. M. HareInstitutionsBalliol College, Oxford1.00infobox
R. M. HareInstitutionsCorpus Christi College, Oxford1.00infobox
R. M. HareInstitutionsUniversity of Florida1.00infobox
R. M. HareMain interestsMoral philosophy1.00infobox
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R. M. HareNotable ideasuniversal prescriptivism1.00infobox
R. M. HareNotable studentsJohn Lucas1.00infobox
R. M. HareNotable studentsBrian McGuinness1.00infobox
R. M. HareNotable studentsPeter Singer1.00infobox
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