T. A. Goudge | |
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| Born | Thomas Anderson Goudge (1910-01-19)January 19, 1910 Halifax,Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | June 20, 1999(1999-06-20) (aged 89) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Stephen T. Goudge |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | The Theory of Knowledge in Charles S. Peirce (1937) |
| Influences | George Sidney Brett |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Philosophy |
| Institutions | |
| Doctoral students | Paul Thagard[1] |
Thomas Anderson GoudgeFRSC (1910–1999) was a Canadian philosopher and university professor.
He was born on January 19, 1910, inHalifax,Nova Scotia, son of Thomas Norman and Effie (Anderson) Goudge. He graduated from theHalifax Academy in 1927, and studied for aBachelor of Arts degree in 1931 and aMaster of Arts degree in 1932 fromDalhousie University. He obtained hisDoctor of Philosophy degree from theUniversity of Toronto in 1937 (he was a student ofGeorge Sidney Brett) after having briefly studied from 1936 to 1937 atHarvard University. He married Helen Beryl Christilaw inBlind River,Ontario, on June 23, 1936, and had one son, the juristStephen T. Goudge and five grandchildren, Jennifer, Suzanne, Daniel, Timothy and Amy.
He became an interim lecturer onphilosophy atWaterloo College in 1934 and later served as a tutor, fellow and then lecturer in philosophy atQueen's University from 1935 to 1938. He lectured in philosophy at Toronto after that, becoming an assistant professor in 1940, an associate professor in 1945 and a full professor in 1949. He also served on the editorial committee of theUniversity of Toronto Quarterly from 1951 on, serving as acting editor in 1955. In 1963, he became Chairman of the Department of Philosophy at Toronto. Goudge was influential in developing thenoosphere concept.[2]
He served in theSecond World War, joining theRoyal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1943 as a sub-lieutenant. He was discharged at the end of the war in 1945 with the rank of aLieutenant-Commander.
He wroteBergson's Introduction to Metaphysics (1949),The Thought of C. S. Peirce (1950),The Ascent of Life (1961, winning theGovernor General's Award) and many articles on philosophy and related subjects. He was a member of theAmerican Philosophical Association, the Mind Association and the Humanities Association of Canada; he also served as President of the Canadian Philosophy Association in 1964[citation needed] and as President of theCharles S. Peirce Society from 1957 to 1959. He was noted for his passion for oil painting.
He died on June 20, 1999, inToronto,Ontario.
