Canadian idealism and the philosophy of freedom : C.B. Macpherson, George Grant, and Charles Taylor / Robert Meynell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meynell, Robert, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Macpherson, C. B. (Crawford Brough), 1911-1987.

Macpherson, C. B.

Grant, George Parkin, 1918-1988.

Grant, George Parkin.

Taylor, Charles, 1931-.

Taylor, Charles.

Idealism, Canadian.

Philosophy--Canada--History.

Philosophy.

History.

Canada.

Physical Description:

xv, 303 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Montréal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2011]

Summary:

Twentieth-century Canada fostered many great minds, but the country's diversity and wide range of academic fields have led to their ideas being portrayed as the work of isolated thinkers. Canadian Idealism and the Philosophy of Freedom challenges this assumption by linking the works of C.B. Macpherson, George Grant, and Charles Taylor to demonstrate the presence of a Canadian intellectual tradition. --Book Jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction 3

2 A Brief History of Canadian Idealism 14

Part One G.W.F. Hegel

3 Hegel's Political Philosophy 27

Part Two C.B. Macpherson

4 Making Sense of Macpherson's Liberal Marxism 61

5 Macpherson's Third Way 83

Part Three George Grant

6 Grant's "Hegelian Book" and Dreams on the Cusp 105

7 Grant's Idealist Unfolding 126

8 Grant's Conservative Retreat 141

Part Four Charles Taylor

9 Taylor's Hegelian Remedy for the Modern Malaise 163

10 Taylor's Hegelian Path to Autonomy 178

11 Taylor's Freedom: Community and Self-Interpretation 189

12 Taylor's Political Vision 199

13 Conclusion: The Legacy 209.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-285) and index.

ISBN:

9780773537989

0773537988

9780773537996

0773537996

OCLC:

630475024