Geoffrey Reginald Gilchrist Mure

Geoffrey Reginald Gilchrist Mure (8 April 1893 – 24 May 1979) was a British idealist philosopher and Oxford academic. He was educated at Eton College and Merton College, Oxford, where he studied philosophy under Harold Joachim. Mure served in the First World War, earning the Military Cross and other decorations, and again in the Second World War, focusing on propaganda. He held positions as a Fellow and Tutor at Merton College, an Oxford University Lecturer in Philosophy, and later became the Warden of Merton College from 1947 to 1963. He also served as Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford in 1957. Mure's academic work primarily focused on the philosophy of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, with notable publications including 'An Introduction to Hegel', 'A Study of Hegel's Logic', and 'The Philosophy of Hegel'. He also published on Aristotle and other philosophical topics, including 'Retreat from Truth' and 'Idealist Epilogue'. His recreations included rowing, fox hunting, and sketching.