George Grant : A Guide to His Thought /

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"George Grant (1918-1988) is widely regarded as one of Canada's most influential philosophers and political theorists. This study aims to guide the reader towards a clearer understanding of Grant's thought. Focusing on his six short books and some of his most significant articles and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Forbes, H. D. (Hugh Donald)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2007.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Grant, George Parkin.
Grant, George Parkin, > 1918-1988.
Grant, George, > 1918-1988 > Critique et interpretation.
Grant, George, > 1918-1988.
Grant, George Parkin, > 1918-1988 > Criticism and interpretation.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Modern.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Part. 1 Politics
  • Nations and necessities
  • Technology, freedom, progress
  • From education to indoctrination
  • Modern liberal theory
  • Varieties of conservatism
  • Overcoming nationalism
  • What is worth doing?.
  • Part 2. Philosophy-- Nature and history
  • Enlightenment and nihilism
  • Platonic political philosophy
  • Theology and politics
  • 'Tyranny and wisdom'.
  • Part 3. Religion
  • Making sense of religion
  • Discovering Simone Weil
  • Escaping the shadows
  • 'Faith and the multiversity'.
  • Some further reflections
  • Notes
  • Bibliographical notes
  • Index.

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