The George Grant Reader

George Grant

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The George Grant Reader

George Grant
Edited by: William Christian and Sheila Grant

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1998

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About this book

Grant was a prolific writer, engaged by subjects ranging from Canadian politics to ancient philosophy. The first book to bring together a comprehensive selection of his work, allowing readers to sample the whole range of his interests in one volume.

Author / Editor information

Christian William :

William Christian is a professor emeritus of the Department of Political Science at the University of Guelph. He is author of George Grant: A Biography and editor of George Grant: Selected Letters, both published by the University of Toronto Press.

Grant Sheila :

Sheila Grant was married to George Grant for 41 years and is a graduate in English Language and Literature from Oxford University.

Topics

Philosophy History of Philosophy Modern Philosophy 20th and 21st Century Philosophy

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	ix
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
PROLOGUE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	33
Part I. Politics and Morality
THE CHARACTER OF CANADA Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	43
MASS SOCIETY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	50
EQUALITY AND THE NDP Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	58
CANADA AND NATIONALISM Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	76
THE VIETNAM WAR Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	83
THE UNITED STATES AS A TECHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	95
JUSTICE AND THE RIGHT TO LIFE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	107
CANADA AND QUEBEC Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	122
CLASSICAL LIBERALISM Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	128
CONSERVATISM Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	133
BRITISH CONSERVATISM Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	138
LIBERALISM AND TYRANNY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	141
FREE TRADE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	150
Part 2. Philosophy and Education
PHILOSOPHY AND THE PERFECTION OF GOD Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	157
THE ROLE OF EDUCATION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	173
RESIGNATION FROM YORK Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	187
THE MULTIVERSITY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	190
RESEARCH AND RESIGNATION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	200
Part 3. Thinking Their Thoughts
PLATO (427–369 B.C.) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	207
ST AUGUSTINE (354–430 A.D.) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	213
IMMANUEL KANT (1724–1804) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	218
KARL MARX (1818–83) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	226
SIMONE WEIL (1909–43) LEO STRAUSS (1899–1973) AND ALEXANDRE KOJÈVE (1902–68) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	237
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE (1844–1900) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	279
MARTIN HEIDEGGER (1889–1976) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	297
JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU (1712–78) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	311
Part 4. George Grant on ... . Reviews and Essays
FRANCIS BACON (1561–1626) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	321
BERTRAND RUSSELL (1872–1970) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	322
SIGMUND FREUD (1856–1939) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	334
CARL GUSTAV JUNG (1875–1961) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	344
HAROLD ADAMS INNIS (1894–1952) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	354
NORTHROP FRYE (1912–91) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	357
DENNIS LEE (1939–) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	361
LOUIS-FERDINAND CÉLINE (LOUIS-FERDINAND DESTOUCHES) (1894–1961) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	369
Part 5. Technology and Modernity
THE GOOD OR VALUES? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	387
THE CIVILIZATION OF TECHNIQUE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	394
AMERICA: A NEW WORLD Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	399
TECHNOLOGY AS WARNING Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	407
TECHNOLOGYAS ONTOLOGY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	417
TECHNOLOGY AND FAITH Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	434
Part 6. The Beautiful and the Good
THE THEOLOGY OF THE CROSS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	447
DEATH AS ABSENCE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	453
THE ABSENCE OF JUSTICE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	456
BLISS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	459
LOVE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	461
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	483

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January 22, 1998

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9781442681361

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495

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442681361

eBook ISBN: 9781442681361

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