George Holmes Howison
American philosopher (1834–1916) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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George Holmes Howison (29 November 1834 – 31 December 1916) was an American philosopher who established the philosophy department at the University of California, Berkeley and held the position there of Mills Professor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy and Civil Polity. He also founded the Philosophical Union, one of the oldest philosophical organizations in the United States.
George Holmes Howison | |
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Born | 29 November 1834 |
Died | 31 December 1916 |
Alma mater | Marietta College |
Era | Western philosophy |
Region | 20th-century philosophy |
School | California personalism |
Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
Main interests | Theology |
Notable ideas | Personal idealism |
Howison's philosophy is set forth almost entirely in his volume entitled The Limits of Evolution, and other essays, illustrating the metaphysical theory of personal idealism (1901,[1] 2nd ed.: 1905[2]). Friends and former students of Howison established the Howison Lectures in Philosophy in 1919.[3] Over the years, the lecture series has included talks by distinguished philosophers such as Michel Foucault and Noam Chomsky.