The George Grant Reader /

The George Grant Reader / / George Grant; ed. by William Christian, Sheila Grant.

Called the most forceful voice of philosophic radicalism that Canada has so far produced, George Grant was a prolific writer, engaged by subjects ranging from Canadian politics to ancient philosophy. The George Grant Reader is the first book to bring together in one volume a comprehensive selection...

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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,
Grant, Sheila,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2017]
©1998
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (495 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • PROLOGUE
  • Part I. Politics and Morality
  • THE CHARACTER OF CANADA
  • MASS SOCIETY
  • EQUALITY AND THE NDP
  • CANADA AND NATIONALISM
  • THE VIETNAM WAR
  • THE UNITED STATES AS A TECHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY
  • JUSTICE AND THE RIGHT TO LIFE
  • CANADA AND QUEBEC
  • CLASSICAL LIBERALISM
  • CONSERVATISM
  • BRITISH CONSERVATISM
  • LIBERALISM AND TYRANNY
  • FREE TRADE
  • Part 2. Philosophy and Education
  • PHILOSOPHY AND THE PERFECTION OF GOD
  • THE ROLE OF EDUCATION
  • RESIGNATION FROM YORK
  • THE MULTIVERSITY
  • RESEARCH AND RESIGNATION
  • Part 3. Thinking Their Thoughts
  • PLATO (427–369 B.C.)
  • ST AUGUSTINE (354–430 A.D.)
  • IMMANUEL KANT (1724–1804)
  • KARL MARX (1818–83)
  • SIMONE WEIL (1909–43) LEO STRAUSS (1899–1973) AND ALEXANDRE KOJÈVE (1902–68)
  • FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE (1844–1900)
  • MARTIN HEIDEGGER (1889–1976)
  • JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU (1712–78)
  • Part 4. George Grant on ... . Reviews and Essays
  • FRANCIS BACON (1561–1626)
  • BERTRAND RUSSELL (1872–1970)
  • SIGMUND FREUD (1856–1939)
  • CARL GUSTAV JUNG (1875–1961)
  • HAROLD ADAMS INNIS (1894–1952)
  • NORTHROP FRYE (1912–91)
  • DENNIS LEE (1939–)
  • LOUIS-FERDINAND CÉLINE (LOUIS-FERDINAND DESTOUCHES) (1894–1961)
  • Part 5. Technology and Modernity
  • THE GOOD OR VALUES?
  • THE CIVILIZATION OF TECHNIQUE
  • AMERICA: A NEW WORLD
  • TECHNOLOGY AS WARNING
  • TECHNOLOGYAS ONTOLOGY
  • TECHNOLOGY AND FAITH
  • Part 6. The Beautiful and the Good
  • THE THEOLOGY OF THE CROSS
  • DEATH AS ABSENCE
  • THE ABSENCE OF JUSTICE
  • BLISS
  • LOVE
  • Index

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