Philosophy in the Mass Age / / George Grant; ed. by William Christian.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Grant, George,
• HerausgeberIn: Christian, William,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2022]; ©1995
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (128 p.)

When George Grant delivered Philosophy in the Mass Age over the CBC radio network early in 1958, it was an immediate hit. He criticized the Western notion of progress and affirmed the role of philosophy in teaching and assisting people in understanding. Robert Fulford described it then as stunningly effective: 'Grant's talks, obviously the product of a supple and curious mind, were models of their type - learned but clear, original but persuasive, highly personal but intensely communicative.'Grant's analysis of lhe paradox of modernity is no less intriguing today. The need to reconcile freedom with the moral law 'of which we do not take the measure, but by which we are measured and defined' is still an issue in our times.William Christian has restored the text of the original 1959 edition. He has supplemented it with material from the broadcast version of the lectures, including a ninth lecture, not previously published, in which Grant responded to listeners' questions. The controversial introduction to the 1966 edition appears as an appendix.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Editor's Introduction -- Note on the Text -- Acknowledgments -- Preface to the First Edition -- 1 Philosophy in the Mass Society [Philosophy in the Mass Age] -- 2 The Mythic and Modem Consciousness (The Ancient and the Modem World] -- 3 Natural Law -- 4 History as Progress [The Rebellion of Enlightenment] -- 5 Marxism [The Ethics of Marxism] -- 6 The Limits of Progress [A Criticism of the Progress Spirit. Middle-Class Morality] -- 7 American Morality [The American Pragmatic Spirit] -- 8 Law, Freedom, and Progress [The Limits of Freedom] -- Appendix 1 Dr Grant Answers Questions Raised in Letters from Listeners -- Appendix 2 Introduction to the 1966 edition -- Notes