Howison's personal idealism  was also called "California Personalism" by others to distinguish it from the "Boston Personalism" which was of Bowne. Howison maintained that both impersonal, monistic idealism and materialism run contrary to the experience of moral freedom. To deny freedom to pursue truth, beauty, and "benignant love" is to undermine every profound human venture, including science, morality, and philosophy. Personalistic idealists Borden Parker Bowne and Edgar S. Brightman and realistic personal theist Saint Thomas Aquinas address a core issue, namely that of dependence upon an infinite personal God. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who was an exponent of so-called "Boston Personalism"? ANS1 Bowne QSN2 What was the term given to the personal idealism of Howison? ANS2 California Personalism QSN3 Who is a notable realistic personal theist? ANS3 Saint Thomas Aquinas QSN4 What issue do both Aquinas and Brightman discuss? ANS4 dependence upon an infinite personal God QSN5 What sort of freedom did Howison believe was incompatible with materialism? ANS5 moral