Bowne, Borden Parker

Bowne, Borden Parker (boun), 1847–1910, American philosopher, b. Monmouth co., N.J. In 1876 he became head of the department of philosophy at Boston Univ. and later served as dean of the graduate school. In his philosophy, which he called personalism, he stressed the reality and freedom of the self and insisted on the central importance of personality. His masterpiece, Metaphysics, appeared in 1882.

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Bowne, Borden Parker (1847–1910) philosopher, theologian; born in Leonardsville, N.J. After studying idealist philosophy in Germany, he joined the faculty at Boston University (1876), where he ultimately became head of the philosophy department and dean of graduate studies. He developed a personalistic, religiously oriented idealism through stimulating lectures and in books such as Personalism (1908).