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Is there a Canadian philosophy? : reflections on the Canadian identity / / G.B. Madison, Paul Fairfield, Ingrid Harris



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Autore: Madison Gary Brent Visualizza persona
Titolo: Is there a Canadian philosophy? : reflections on the Canadian identity / / G.B. Madison, Paul Fairfield, Ingrid Harris Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Ottawa, : University of Ottawa Press, c2000
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
Disciplina: 971
Soggetto topico: Nationalism - Canada
Democracy - Canada
Multiculturalism - Canada
Civil rights - Canada
Altri autori: FairfieldPaul <1966->  
HarrisIngrid <1946->  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; About the Authors; Introduction; Chapter 1 Nationality and Universality; Chapter 2 Nationalism and the Politics of Identity; Chapter 3 The Bearers of Rights: Individuals or Collectives?; Chapter 4 Democracy in Canada: ""Canada"" as a Spontaneous Order; Chapter 5 Rights, Sovereignty, and the Nation-State; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Is There a Canadian Philosophy? addresses the themes of community, culture, national identity, and universal human rights, taking the Canadian example as its focus. The authors argue that nations compelled to cope with increasing demands for group recognition may do so in a broadly liberal spirit and without succumbing to the dangers associated with an illiberal, adversarial multiculturalism. They identify and describe a Canadian civic philosophy and attempt to show how this modus operandi of Canadian public life is capable of reconciling questions of collective identity and
Titolo autorizzato: Is There a Canadian Philosophy  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-7766-1615-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
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Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910155525203321
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Serie: Collection Philosophica ; ; v. 52.