George Grant : a biography / / William Christian

• Autore: Christian William
• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1994; ©1993
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (522 p.)
• Disciplina: 191
• Soggetto topico: Philosophers - Canada
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology -- Preface -- 1. They'd prefer ice-cream -- 2. Work for King and Country -- 3. Willie's boy -- 4. Somebody might like me for myself -- 5. An ambitious little pragmatist -- 6. Mysterious forces within man -- 7. Take what you want said God Take it and pay for it -- 8. It was easy to lose courage -- 9. Exploring the universe -- 10. The solid basis of qualifications -- 11. Listening to Mozart - I felt such love -- 12. Out of the shadows into truth -- 13. No satisfactory compromise was possible -- 14. Old and dirty and fat -- 15. The fifth column -- 16. Simone Weil -- 17. Lament -- 18. A lone wolf -- 19. Intimations of deprival -- 20. The botched and the bungled -- 21. Museum culture -- 22. Caught up in fates -- 23. Christ's care is for all -- 24. Out of Christian certainties -- 25. No great disaster -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Archival and interview sources -- Works mentioned in text or notes -- Selected secondary sources -- Bibliography of George Grant's Publications -- Index -- Photo credits
• Sommario/riassunto: George Grant's Lament for a Nation and Technology and Empire inspired a generation of Canadians. This critically acclaimed biography of one of Canada?s most controversial philosophical, religious, and political thinkers draws on his many letters, private papers, and published writings to portray a man who has been described as `the most formidable combination of personality and intellect Canada has produced.?.
• Titolo autorizzato: George Grant
• ISBN: 1-281-99745-5; 9786611997458; 1-4426-7528-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455478903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II