Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury

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The Right Honourable The Earl of Shaftesbury
Born	(1671-02-26)26 February 1671 London, England
Died	16 February 1713(1713-02-16) (aged 41–42) Chiaia, Naples
Era	18th-century philosophy Early modern philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Cambridge Platonism

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury (26 February 1671 – 16 February 1713) was an English peer, Whig politician, philosopher and writer.