John Stuart Mackenzie

Who was John Stuart Mackenzie?

John Stuart Mackenzie was a British philosopher, born near Glasgow, and educated at Glasgow, Cambridge, and Berlin. In 1884-89 he was a fellow at Edinburgh and from 1890 to 1896 fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. He lectured on political economy at Owens College, Manchester, in 1890-93, and in 1895 became professor of logic and philosophy in University College, Cardiff. Mackenzie was a Hegelian of the type of Green, Bosanquet, and Caird.

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" the distinction between what is real and what is imaginary is not one that can be finally maintained.. all existing things are imaginary." pp. 440 in "Elements of Constructive Philosophy"