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Canadian idealism and the philosophy of freedom : C.B. Macpherson, George Grant, and Charles Taylor /

Twentieth-century Canada fostered many great minds, but the country's diversity and wide range of academic fields have led to their ideas being portrayed as the work of isolated thinkers. Canadian Idealism and the Philosophy of Freedom challenges this assumption by linking the works of C.B. Mac...

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Main Author: Meynell, Robert, 1970-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Montréal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2011]
Subjects:
Macpherson, C. B. > (Crawford Brough), > 1911-1987.
Grant, George Parkin, > 1918-1988.
Taylor, Charles, > 1931-
Idealism, Canadian.
Philosophy > Canada > History.
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Summary:Twentieth-century Canada fostered many great minds, but the country's diversity and wide range of academic fields have led to their ideas being portrayed as the work of isolated thinkers. Canadian Idealism and the Philosophy of Freedom challenges this assumption by linking the works of C.B. Macpherson, George Grant and Charles Taylor to demonstrate the presence of a Canadian intellectual tradition.
Physical Description:xv, 303 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780773537989 (bound)
0773537988 (bound)
9780773537996 (pbk.)
0773537996 (pbk.)