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Ralph Cudworth (1617 – June 26, 1688) was an English philosopher and theologian, and a leading figure of the Cambridge Platonists. He served as Master of Clare College, Cambridge, and is recognized as one of the most important rationalist philosophers of 17th-century England. Cudworth is best known for his critique of atheism and materialism, particularly through his major work 'The True Intellectual System of the Universe' (1678), which significantly influenced later philosophical thought.

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Famous Ralph Cudworth Quotes

“The golden beams of truth and the silken cords of love, twisted together, will draw men on with a sweet violence, whether they will or not.”

Men Together Violence Sweet Draws Golden Gentleness Twisted Beam Cords

Book:A Sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons, at Westminster, March 31. 1647

Source: A Sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons, at Westminster, March 31. 1647

“Now all the knowledge and wisdom that is in creatures, whether angels or men, is nothing else but a participation of that one eternal, immutable and increased wisdom of God.”

Men Creatures Eternal Angel Participation Knowledge And Wisdom

Book:The True Intellectual System of the Universe: Wherein All the Reason and Philosophy of Atheism is Confuted, and Its Impossibility Demonstrated : with a Treatise Concerning Eternal and Immutable Morality

Source: The True Intellectual System of the Universe: Wherein All the Reason and Philosophy of Atheism is Confuted, and Its Impossibility Demonstrated : with a Treatise Concerning Eternal and Immutable Morality