George Boas | |
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Born | Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | 28 August 1891
Died | 17 March 1980 Towson, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 88)
Education | |
Spouse | Simone Brangier Boas |
Era | 20th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
Thesis | An Analysis of Certain Theories of Truth (1917) |
Doctoral advisor | C. I. Lewis[speculation?] |
Other academic advisors | Josiah Royce (M.A.)[1] |
Doctoral students | Norman Kretzmann[2] |
George Boas (/ˈboʊæz/; 28 August 1891 – 17 March 1980) was a professor of philosophy at Johns Hopkins University.
Between the 1930s and 1970s, he published several works that he himself acknowledged were heavily influenced by A.O. Lovejoy.