2 Quotes & Sayings By William Hutchison Murray

William Hutchison Murray was the author of many classic titles, including: The Good and the Bad: A Biographical Study, Scientific and Religious Thought and Its Place in Civilization and The Scottish Tradition in Modern Thought. He worked as a statistician for the War Office during World War I, and he also edited The London Magazine. He received his Ph.D. from Cambridge University and remained at the University of Cambridge until his death Read more

Murray was inspired by the work of such philosophers as Hegel, Spinoza, and Kant to create his own theory of history; he posited that history is governed by two competing principles: "Progress" (which promotes stability), and "Rationalism" (which promotes change). Murray developed this idea for a work on philosophy which he later published as "The Idea of Progress," and which later became the basis for his book, The Scottish Tradition in Modern Thought.