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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 357,749 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Stephen Toulmin is the 760th most popular philosopher (up from 798th in 2019), the 1,795th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,904th in 2019) and the 47th most popular British Philosopher.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Stephen Toulmin ranks 760 out of 1,081. Before him are Kazimierz Łyszczyński, Friedrich Pollock, Theodor Lessing, Luigi Guido Grandi, Bernard Williams, and Dietrich von Hildebrand. After him are Crantor, Vazgen I, Kuno Fischer, François Bernier, Eric Hoffer, and Melchor Cano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Stephen Toulmin ranks 155. Before him are John Edward Williams, Anatoli Papanov, Anker Jørgensen, Stanley Schachter, Dilip Kumar, and Guy Thys. After him are Eugene Stoner, Susanna Agnelli, Elissa Aalto, Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, András Hegedüs, and Manshuk Mametova. Among people deceased in 2009, Stephen Toulmin ranks 104. Before him are Meir Amit, Tavo Burat, Tomohiko Ikoma, Oleg Yankovsky, Manea Mănescu, and Robert Enke. After him are Al Martino, Samak Sundaravej, Yegor Gaidar, Eric Woolfson, Susanna Agnelli, and John Hughes.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Stephen Toulmin ranks 1,795 out of 7,765. Before him are James Boswell (1740), Oliver Lodge (1851), Bernard Williams (1929), Thomas Hicks (1876), Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton (1831), and Lilian Harvey (1906). After him are Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (1390), Alan Gardiner (1879), Alan Stacey (1933), Andy Fletcher (1961), Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717), and Alf Ramsey (1920).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Stephen Toulmin ranks 47. Before him are Robert Filmer (1588), William Paley (1743), P. F. Strawson (1919), Olaf Stapledon (1886), Henry More (1614), and Bernard Williams (1929). After him are Raymond Williams (1921), Perry Anderson (1938), Anne Conway (1631), Philippa Foot (1920), Charles Kay Ogden (1889), and Thomas Arnold (1795).

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