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
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| Titolo: |
Is There a Canadian Philosophy? : Reflections on the Canadian Identity / / G.B. Madison, Paul Fairfield, Ingrid Harris
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| Pubblicazione: | Ottawa, Ont., Canada : , : University of Ottawa Press, , 2000 |
| Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2012 | |
| ©2000 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 971 |
| Soggetto topico: | Droits de l'homme - Canada |
| Multiculturalisme - Canada | |
| Democratie - Canada | |
| Nationalisme - Canada | |
| Civil rights - Canada | |
| Multiculturalism - Canada | |
| Democracy - Canada | |
| Nationalism - Canada | |
| Philosophy, Canadian | |
| National characteristics, Canadian | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Canada Civilization 1945- |
| Altri autori: |
HarrisIngrid <1946->
FairfieldPaul <1966->
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| 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 |
| ISBN: | 0-7766-1615-3 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910155525203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Collection Philosophica ; ; v. 52.