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John Norris 1657-1711, English clergyman and philosopher. As the most prominent follower of Malebranche he wrote, in exposition of that philosopher's system, An Essay towards the Theory of the Ideal or Intelligible World (1701-4). Previously he had been one of the earliest critics of Locke's Essay on Human Understanding. His writings also show a decided Platonic influence. Among his works are A Collection of Miscellanies (1687) and An Account of Reason and Faith (1697).

Bibliography: See F. I. MacKinnon, The Philosophy of John Norris (1910).

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Norris, John (1657–1711), poet and philosopher, is considered as the last of the Cambridge Platonists, and is remembered for his An Essay towards the Theory of the Ideal or Intelligible World (1701–4), in which he shows himself a supporter of Malebranche's development of the theories of Descartes.

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Norris, John (1657–1712), the last ‘Cambridge Platonist’. Influenced by N. Malebranche, he combined Cartesianism with Platonic mysticism. His Essay towards the Theory of the Ideal or Intelligible World (1701–4) contained penetrating criticisms of J. Locke's Essay (1690).

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