SIDGWICK, Henry, (1838-1900) English philosopher of ethics. Sidgwick taught at Cambridge (1859-1900; professor from 1883). He was one of the founders and first president (1882-85, 1888-93) of the Society for Psychical Research and a member of Metaphysical Society. A follower of John Stuart Mill he made his chief contribution in ethics. A proponent of higher education for women he founded a house for women students in 1871 which became Newnham College, Cambridge in 1880. Sidgwick wrote Methods of Ethics (1874), Principles of Political Economy (1883), Practical Ethics (1898). He was married to AJ Balfour's sister, Mildred.
Analytic philosophy