and all evil depends entirely on finite beings, whereas God, as a perfect being, cannot be the ground of anything but the eternal life and salvation of these lesser beings. Works His major work was Philosophy of Religion. His writings, comparatively few in number, edited by Edfelt, were published at Upsala in 1883. Family He was the paternal uncle of Erik Gustaf Boström. References 1797 births 1866 deaths People from Piteå 19th-century philosophers Swedish philosophers Academic staff of Uppsala University Burials at Uppsala old cemetery