In the history of thought, George C. Homans is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists George C. Homans as American sociologist (1910-1989).
George C. Homans was born at Boston in 1910. His recorded nationality is United States. He studied at Harvard University and Harvard College.
Around the turn of the twentieth century philosophy split into traditions that largely stopped reading one another.
His academic posts were held at Harvard University.
The discipline keeps its dead in print, because the arguments are still open.
That the work was done from United States matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
George C. Homans died in 1989, aged 79. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Held posts at Harvard University
