George Grant (philosopher)

Tags: Philosopher.

George Parkin Grant OC FRSC (November 13 1918 – September 27 1988) was a Canadian philosopher professor and political commentator. He is best known for his Canadian nationalism political conservatism and his views on technology pacifism and Christian faith. He is credited as one of Canada’s most original thinkers.Academically his writings express a complex meditation on the great books and confrontation with the great thinkers of Western Civilization.

birth date

1918-11-01, 1918-11-13

birth place

Ontario, Toronto, Canada

death date

1988-09-27

death place

Nova Scotia, Canada, Halifax (former city)

era

20th-century philosophy

influenced

James Laxer, Dennis Lee (author), Barry F. Cooper, Matt Cohen (writer), William Christian (Canadian political scientist), Ron Dart

influenced by

Aristotle, Augustine of Hippo, Friedrich Nietzsche, Plato, Pre-Socratic philosophy, Martin Heidegger, Simone Weil, Michael Foster (philosopher), Leo Strauss, Jacques Ellul, James Doull

LCCN Id

n/50/31219

main interest

Nihilism, Political philosophy, Politics, Theology, Continental philosophy, Social contract, Ancient Greek philosophy, History of philosophy, Fundamental Laws of England, Philosophy of technology

notableIdea

Red Tory, Canadian nationalism

philosophicalSchool

Continental philosophy, Platonism, Humanism