Caird, Edward (1835–1908)

Scottish theologian and philosopher. He is considered the founder of a school of neo-Hegelianism (see Georg Hegel). His works include A Critical Account of the Philosophy of Kant (1877) and The Evolution of Religion (1893).

Caird was born in Greenock, Scotland. He was educated at Glasgow University and Balliol College, Oxford University. In 1886 he returned to Glasgow as professor of moral philosophy and in 1893 became master of Balliol. Among his other publications are The Social Philosophy and Religion of Comte (1885), Essays on Literature and Philosophy (1892), and The Evolution of Theology in the Greek Philosophers (1904).