Ronald Englefield - Wikipedia Ronald Englefield From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Frederick Ronald Hastings Englefield (1891–1975) was an English poet and philosopher. His major work, Language and Thought, remains unpublished, though excerpts have appeared in various books and journals. He was critical of the use of words in situations where the words have no clear referent, especially in religion and philosophy, but also in literary criticism. His theory that language evolved naturally from gestures has not met with wide acceptance, but his criticism of religion and philosophy, published posthumously, was well received and is still in print. Contents 1 Biography 2 Writing 3 Bibliography 4 References Biography[edit] The child of a London solicitor, Englefield attended Mill Hill School in North London. He was a scholarship student at St. John's College, Cambridge, where he studied modern languages. In World War I, he served in France and in Salonika, and was mentioned by Winston Churchill for "gallant and distinguished services in the field". After the war, he supported himself by teaching French and German in public schools, and wrote poetry and philosophy. In his lifetime, his only publications were a book of poems, Songs of Defiance[1] and, in the last years of his life, two articles, excerpts from the rejected Language and Thought, in the journal Trivium, University of Wales Press.[2] Writing[edit] While unsuccessful in his lifetime, he was remembered by his students, and a number of articles drawn from Language and Thought have been published in books and journals, notably "Kant as Defender of the Faith in Nineteenth-century England", "The Nature of Thinking", and "Uses and Abuses of Language". His book, Critique of Pure Verbiage, includes a critique of Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason". Bibliography[edit] Englefield, Ronald (as by Frederick Ronald), Songs of Defiance, Erskine Macdonald, London, 1917. Critique of Pure Verbiage, Essays on Abuses of Language in Literary, Religious, and Philosophical Writings, edited by G. A. Wells and D. R. Oppenheimer, Open Court Publishing Company, 1990, ISBN 0-8126-9108-3 ISBN 978-0812691085 The Mind at Work and Play, Prometheus Books, 1985, ISBN 0-87975-254-8 ISBN 978-0879752545 References[edit] ^ Frederick Ronald, Songs of Defiance, Erskine Macdonald, London, 1917 ^ Ronald Englefield, Critique of Pure Verbiage, Essays on Abuses of Language in Literary, Religious, and Philosophical Writings, edited by G. A. Wells and D. R. Oppenheimer, Open Court, 1990. Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ronald_Englefield&oldid=979498387" Categories: British philosophers People educated at Mill Hill School Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge 1975 deaths 1891 births 20th-century philosophers Navigation menu Personal tools Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Log in Namespaces Article Talk Variants Views Read Edit View history More Search Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Donate Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Tools What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Permanent link Page information Cite this page Wikidata item Print/export Download as PDF Printable version Languages Add links This page was last edited on 21 September 2020, at 03:29 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers Contact Wikipedia Mobile view Developers Statistics Cookie statement