This first retrospective following Grant's death examines the significance of his major work, Lament For a Nation. The essays by philosophers, artists, theologians, political scientists and Canadian nationalists assess the impact of this important Canadian's work, and the intellectual legacy he has left behind.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 191
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn---
- ISBN
- 0886291321 9780773573659
- LCCN
- B995.G724
- LCCN Item number
- B95 1990eb
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- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xxvi, 202 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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- (CaBNVSL)slc00200843 (CaBNVSL)slc00200843 (CaBNVSL) (CaBNVSL)gtp00523324 (OCoLC)243565248 (CaOOCEL)400882
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents 8
- Acknowledgements 10
- Preface 12
- Part I: Introduction 28
- A Tribute to George Grant 30
- Grant's Impasse 38
- Part II: The Political Independence of Canada 68
- One Last Chance: The Legacy of Lament for a Nation 70
- On George Grant's Nationalism 86
- Commentary 102
- The Legacy of Lament for a Nation 110
- Part III: The Revival of Political Philosophy 122
- The Revival of Political Philosophy 124
- George Grant and the Tradition of Political Philosophy 150
- Part IV: The Possibilities of a Religious Life 160
- Law, Love, and the Common Good 162
- Grant, Natural Law, and Simone Weil 180
- Grant's Technology and Justice: Between Philosophy and Prophecy 188
- Technology and Justice 202
- The Magic of Art 216
