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Is there a Canadian philosophy? : reflections on the Canadian identity /
Is There a Canadian Philosophy? addresses the themes of community, culture, national identity, and universal human rights, taking the Canadian example as its focus. The authors argue that nations compelled to cope with increasing demands for group recognition may do so in a broadly liberal spirit an...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ottawa [Ont.] :
University of Ottawa Press,
©2000.
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| Colección: | Collection Philosophica ;
no. 52. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Is There a Canadian Philosophy? addresses the themes of community, culture, national identity, and universal human rights, taking the Canadian example as its focus. The authors argue that nations compelled to cope with increasing demands for group recognition may do so in a broadly liberal spirit and without succumbing to the dangers associated with an illiberal, adversarial multiculturalism. They identify and describe a Canadian civic philosophy and attempt to show how this modus operandi of Canadian public life is capable of reconciling questions of collective identity and recognition with a. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 218 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780776616155 0776616153 |