The Search for an Ideal : Six Canadian Intellectuals and their Convictions in an Age of Transition 1890-1930 /

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Within the context of the debate between idealism and empiricism, this book studies the ideas of six representative Canadian intellectuals of the late Victorian era. These six were chosen primarily because of their ideas on contemporary social questions.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Shortt, S. E. D. (Samuel Edward Dole), 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, 1976.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Intellectuals.
Intellectual life.
HISTORY > Historiography.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
Intellectuels > Canada.
Intellectuals > Canada.
Canada.
Canada > Vie intellectuelle.
Canada > Intellectual life.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: 'A Search for an Ideal'; 2 Andrew Macphail: The Ideal in Nature; 3 Archibald MacMechan: Romantic Idealist; 4 James Cappon: The Ideal in Culture; 5 Maurice Hutton: Classical-Christian Idealist; 6 Adam Shortt: The Emergence of the Social Scientist; 7 James Mavor: The Empirical Ideal; 8 Conclusion: Conviction in an Age of Transition; Notes; Bibliography; Index

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