People Grant, George Parkin, 1918-1988

George Grant

George Parkin Grant OC FRSC (13 November 1918 – 27 September 1988) was a Canadian philosopher and political commentator. He is best known for his Canadian nationalism, political conservatism, and his views on technology, pacifism, and Christian faith. He is often seen 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.[citation needed] His influences include the "ancients" such as Plato, Aristotle, and Augustine of Hippo,[citation needed] as well as "moderns" like Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger, Leo Strauss, James Doull, Simone Weil, and Jacques Ellul. Read more at Wikipedia...

Born: 1918, Toronto
Died: 1988, Halifax

Occupation(s): philosopher, poet
Employer(s): Dalhousie University

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