Date of Award

5-1937

Degree Type

Bachelors Essay

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Department

Philosophy

First Advisor

Marguerite Reuss

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to take the sociological concept of imitation from Plato to the present day, covering the theories of Plato, Aristotle, Cournot, Espinas, Romanes, Bagehot, Tarde, Ross, Royce, Faris, Allport, Baldwin, Barnes, Bernard, Bogardus, Dewey, Ellwood, Polson, Krueger and Reckless, Le Bon, Lumley, Mead, McDougall, Reuter and Hart, Small, Spencer and Thorndike. Through presentation of their theories the hope is fostered that a better understanding of this concept may be reached and a desire for further study fostered.

Comments

a Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the College of Liberal Arts of Marquette University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Philosophy, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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