Richard Robinson (philosopher)


Richard Robinson was an English secularist philosopher.

Biography

Robinson was educated at Repton School and Oxford University.
He taught at Cornell University from 1928 to 1946, then returned to Oxford University for over 20 years. He translated and edited books and articles on Plato and Aristotle.
Most of his books were academic, but An Atheist's Values gave him a popular audience. Nicolas Walter, writing in The Independent, described the book as "one of the best short accounts of liberalism and humanism produced during the present century, all the more powerful for its lucidity and moderation, its wit and wisdom."

Works