Bradley, Francis Herbert (1846–1924)

British philosopher who argued for absolute idealism – the theory, influenced by German philosopher G W F Hegel, that there is only one ultimately real thing, the Absolute, which is spiritual in nature. In ethics he attacked the utilitarianism of J S Mill.

Bradley's works include Ethical Studies 1876, Principles of Logic 1883, Appearance and Reality 1893, and Truth and Reality 1914.