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Canadian Idealism
Canadian idealism is a Philosophy in Canada, Canadian philosophical tradition that stemmed from British idealism. People The early idealism, idealists include George Paxton Young (1818–1889) who began teaching at Knox College in 1851, Samuel Dyde (1862–1947), and John Watson (philosopher), John Watson (1847–1939) who began teaching at Queen's University in 1872. In the early 20th century, one finds Rupert Lodge (1886–1961), from the University of Manitoba, John Macdonald (1888–1972), from the University of Alberta, and Jacob Gould Schurman (1854–1942), born in Prince Edward Island, and who taught at Acadia, Dalhousie, and Cornell University. More recent idealists include philosophers George Parkin Grant (1918–1988), Leslie Armour (1931–2014), and Charles Taylor (philosopher), Charles Taylor (born 1931). James Doull (1918-2001) also developed Hegelian idealist tenets among Canadians including a philosophy of history and freedom.Both the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philosophy In Canada
The study and teaching of philosophy in Canada date from the time of New France. Generally, canadian philosophers have not developed unique forms of philosophical thought; rather, Canadian philosophers have reflected particular views of established European and later American schools of philosophical thought, be it Thomism, Objective idealism, Objective Idealism, or Scottish Common Sense Realism. Since the mid-twentieth century the depth and scope of philosophical activity in Canada has increased dramatically. This article focuses on the evolution of epistemology, logic, the philosophy of mind, metaphysics, ethics and metaethics, and continental philosophy in Canada. 1700s-1900s The Roman Catholic Church and philosophy The Roman Catholic Church, one of the founding institutions of New France, had a profound influence on philosophy in Canada. As early as 1665, philosophy, viewed as the handmaiden of Christian theology, theology, was taught in Quebec at the Jesuit College there a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |