“Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.”

About Benjamin Whichcote

Philosopher • English

Benjamin Whichcote was a prominent English divine, theologian, and philosopher, renowned as a leading figure among the Cambridge Platonists. He served as Provost of King's College, Cambridge, where he championed reason...

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