| Philosophy in the Mass Age Contributor(s): Grant, George (Author), Christian, William (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0802072283 ISBN-13: 9780802072283 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $38.90 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 1995 Annotation: If Grant had not already been thinking the matter through for some time, he could not have prepared Philosophy in the Mass Age so quickly. What is my book going to be about? Start out with the American spirit. What is good & what is bad in it? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 191 |
| LCCN: 95202671 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.54" W x 8.55" (0.48 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When George Grant delivered Philosophy in the Mass Age over the CBC radio network early in 1958, it was an immediate hit. He criticized the Western notion of progress and affirmed the role of philosophy in teaching and assisting people in understanding. Robert Fulford described it then as stunningly effective: 'Grant's talks, obviously the product of a supple and curious mind, were models of their type - learned but clear, original but persuasive, highly personal but intensely communicative.' Grant's analysis of lhe paradox of modernity is no less intriguing today. The need to reconcile freedom with the moral law 'of which we do not take the measure, but by which we are measured and defined' is still an issue in our times. William Christian has restored the text of the original 1959 edition. He has supplemented it with material from the broadcast version of the lectures, including a ninth lecture, not previously published, in which Grant responded to listeners' questions. The controversial introduction to the 1966 edition appears as an appendix. |
Contributor Bio(s): Christian, William: - William Christian is a professor emeritus of the Department of Political Science at the University of Guelph. He is author of George Grant: A Biography and editor of George Grant: Selected Letters, both published by the University of Toronto Press. |
