John Norris

:For other men of the same name, see John Norris (disambiguation).

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John Norris (1657 - 1711), philosopher and poet, educated at Oxford, took

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1657 - 1711 - Philosopher - Poet

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orders, and lived a quiet and placid life as a country parson and

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thinker. In philosophy he was a Platonist and mystic, and was an early

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Platonist - Mystic

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opponent of Locke. His poetry, with occasional fine thoughts, is full of

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far-fetched metaphors and conceits, and is not seldom dull and prosaic.

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From 1692 he held George Herbert's benefice of Bemerton.

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1692 - George Herbert - Benefice - Bemerton

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Among his 23 works are An Idea of Happiness (1683), Miscellanies (1687), Theory and Regulation of Love (1688), An Essay toward the Theory of the Ideal or Intelligible World (1701-4), and a Discourse concerning the Immortality of the Soul (1708).

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An Idea of Happiness - Miscellanies - Theory and Regulation of Love - Essay toward the Theory of the Ideal or Intelligible World - Discourse concerning the Immortality of the Soul

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