PHILOSOPHER

Stephen Toulmin

1922 - 2009

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Stephen Edelston Toulmin (; 25 March 1922 – 4 December 2009) was a British philosopher, author, and educator. Influenced by Ludwig Wittgenstein, Toulmin devoted his works to the analysis of moral reasoning. Throughout his writings, he sought to develop practical arguments which can be used effectively in evaluating the ethics behind moral issues. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stephen Toulmin has received more than 375,257 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Stephen Toulmin is the 782nd most popular philosopher (down from 760th in 2019), the 1,782nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,790th in 2019) and the 49th most popular British Philosopher.

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  • 24

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  • 2.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Stephen Toulmin ranks 782 out of 1,267. Before him are Jean-Luc Marion, Hans Robert Jauss, Charles Renouvier, Philip of Opus, Henry More, and Raymond Williams. After him are Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Peter John Olivi, Albinus, Mortimer J. Adler, and Léon Brunschvicg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Stephen Toulmin ranks 165. Before him are Vasko Popa, Shovkat Alakbarova, Kingsley Amis, Mauro Bolognini, Theo Albrecht, and Charles M. Schulz. After him are Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg, Esther Lederberg, Maila Nurmi, Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia, Manshuk Mametova, and Otl Aicher. Among people deceased in 2009, Stephen Toulmin ranks 112. Before him are Bea Arthur, Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Yves Rocher, Amir Pnueli, Frank McCourt, and John Hughes. After him are Armen Takhtajan, Janet Jagan, Konstantin Feoktistov, Vyacheslav Ivankov, Karl Koller, and Friaça.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Stephen Toulmin ranks 1,782 out of 8,785. Before him are William Sealy Gosset (1876), Fred West (1941), Henry More (1614), Raymond Williams (1921), William Buckland (1784), and David Roberts (1796). After him are William Jones (1675), Derek Jarman (1942), Shakin' Stevens (1948), Clarke Abel (1780), Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806), and Aelred of Rievaulx (1110).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Stephen Toulmin ranks 49. Before him are Thomas Hill Green (1836), Robert Filmer (1588), Philippa Foot (1920), P. F. Strawson (1919), Henry More (1614), and Raymond Williams (1921). After him are Frederick Copleston (1907), F. H. Bradley (1846), Charles Kay Ogden (1889), Michael Dummett (1925), Perry Anderson (1938), and William Paley (1743).

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