The George Grant Reader

By: George Grant, William Christian (Editor), Sheila Grant (Editor)

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Called the most forceful voice of philosophic radicalism that Canada has so far produced, George Grant was a prolific writer, engaged by subjects ranging from Canadian politics to ancient philosophy. The George Grant Reader is the first book to bring together in one volume a comprehensive selection of his work, allowing readers to sample the whole range of his interests.

The reader includes selections from all phases of Grant's career, beginning with The Empire: Yes or No? (1945) and ending with an article on Heidegger, left unfinished at the time of his death in 1988. Forty-six essays, grouped into six sections, encompass his views on politics, morality, philosophy, education, technology, faith, and love. Also featured are Grant's writings on those who most influenced his thought, ranging from St Augustine to Karl Marx and Simone Weil. A number of his more disturbing essays are also included such as his controversial writings on abortion. The editors' substantial introduction places the articles in the wider context of Grant's life and thought.

This long-overdue collection contains classic works, little-known masterpieces, and previously unpublished material. The volume is an ideal starting point for those who have never read Grant as well as an indispensable reference for Grant specialists.

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Acknowledgments
Introduction	p. 3
Prologue: What Is Philosophy? (1954)	p. 33
Politics and Morality	p. 41
The Character of Canada: The Empire: Yes or No? (1945)	p. 43
Mass Society: The Minds of Men in the Atomic Age (1955)	p. 51
Equality and the NDP: An Ethic of Community (1961)	p. 59
Canada and Nationalism: Lament for a Nation (1965)	p. 76
The Vietnam War: A Critique of the New Left (1966)	p. 84
The Vietnam War: The Value of Protest (1966)	p. 90
The United States as a Technological Society: The Great Society (1967)	p. 95
Pierre Trudeau: Nationalism and Rationality (1971)	p. 103
Justice and the Right to Life: English-Speaking Justice (1974)	p. 108
Canada and Quebec: On National Unity (1977)	p. 125
Classical Liberalism: John Stuart Mill (1977)	p. 129
Conservatism: A Democrat in Theory and in Soul (1979)	p. 134
British Conservatism: Benjamin Disraeli (1982)	p. 138
Liberalism and Tyranny: The Triumph of the Will (1988)	p. 142
Free Trade: The Fate of the Willing (1988)	p. 151
Philosophy and Education	p. 155
Philosophy and the Perfection of God: Philosophy (1951)	p. 157
The Role of Education: The Paradox of Democratic Education (1955)	p. 174
Resignation From York: Letter of Resignation (1960)	p. 188
The Multiversity: The University Curriculum (1975)	p. 191
Research and Resignation: The Battle between Teaching and Research (1980)	p. 200
Thinking Their Thoughts	p. 205
Plato: Introduction to Plato (1973)	p. 207
Plato: Plato and Augustine (1952)	p. 210
St Augustine: Charles Cochrane (1954)	p. 214
St Augustine: The Moving Image of Eternity (1986)	p. 218
Immanuel Kant: Kant and the Separation of Good and Necessity	p. 219
Immanuel Kant: George Grant to Simone Petrement (1975)	p. 222
Immanuel Kant: Lecture (1977/8)	p. 223
Immanuel Kant: Lecture (1977/8)	p. 223
Karl Marx: Philosophy in the Mass Age (1959)	p. 226
Simone Weil: Introduction to Simone Weil (1970)	p. 238
Simone Weil: Petrement's Simone Weil (1977)	p. 254
Simone Weil: In Defence of Simone Weil (1988)	p. 256
Leo Strauss and Alexandre Kojeve: Tyranny and Wisdom (1964)	p. 267
Friedrich Nietzsche: Time as History (1969)	p. 280
Friedrich Nietzsche: Nietzsche's View of Socrates (1977)	p. 290
Friedrich Nietzsche: Nietzsche and the Ancients (1979)	p. 293
Martin Heidegger: Interview on Martin Heidegger (1986)	p. 300
Martin Heidegger: Confronting Heidegger's Nietzsche (1988)	p. 303
Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Why Real Rousseau? (1981)	p. 311
George Grant On ... : Reviews and Essays	p. 319
Francis Bacon: The Philosophy of Francis Bacon (1948)	p. 321
Bertrand Russell: Pursuit of an Illusion (1952)	p. 323
Sigmund Freud: Conceptions of Health (1962)	p. 335
Carl Gustav Jung: Carl Gustav Jung (1962)	p. 345
Harold Adams Innis: The Idea File of Harold Adams Innis (1980)	p. 355
Northrop Frye: The Great Code (1982)	p. 357
Dennis Lee: Dennis Lee - Poetry and Philosophy (1982)	p. 361
Louis-Ferdinand Celine: Celine: Art and Politics (1983)	p. 369
Technology and Modernity	p. 385
The Good or Values?: Value and Technology (1964)	p. 387
The Civilization of Technique: The Technological Society (1966)	p. 394
America: A New World: In Defence of North America (1969)	p. 399
Technology as Warning: Knowing and Making (1975)	p. 407
Technology as Ontology: The Computer Does Not Impose on Us the Ways It Should Be Used (1976)	p. 418
Technology and Faith: Justice and Technology (1984)	p. 435
The Beautiful and the Good	p. 445
The Theology of the Cross: Good Friday (1952)	p. 447
Intimations of Deprival: A Platitude (1969)	p. 448
Death as Absence: Jelte Kuipers - An Appreciation (1970)	p. 453
The Absence of Justice: Torture (1977)	p. 456
Bliss: Foreword to Neo-Vedanta and Modernity (1983)	p. 460
Love: Faith and the Multiversity (1986)	p. 461
Index	p. 483
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