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Charles Morris Collection
About Morris
Charles W. Morris (1903-1979) earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University and his Ph.D. in Philosophy at the University of Chicago where he studied under George Herbert Mead. Morris taught at Rice University, the School of Design in Chicago, and was a visiting lecturer at Harvard, Yale, Brown, Columbia, Stanford, Vassar, and many other educational institutions. He served as President of the Western Division of the American Philosophical Association and was a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Morris edited a collection of G.H. Mead"s lectures, Mind, Self, and Society, and was Associate Editor of the International Encyclopedia of Unified Science. Morris wrote many books, including Writings on the General Theory of Signs; The Pragmatic Movement in American Philosophy; Paths of Life: Preface to a World Religion; Signification and Significance: A Study of the Relations of Signs and Values; Mind, Self, and Society From the Standpoint of a Social Behaviorist; Varieties of Human Value; Foundations of the Theory of Signs; Six Theories of Mind; and Logical Positivism, Pragmatism, and Scientific Empiricism. Morris brought many German philosophers to the United States at the start of World War II. He was involved in the Unity of Science Movement, Vienna Circle of logical positivism, and developed an original form of pragmatism.
