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A critical spirit : the thought of William Dawson LeSueur / edited and with a critical commentary by A. B. McKillop.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- LeSueur, William Dawson, 1840-1917, author.
- Series:
- Carleton library ; no. 104.
- The Carleton library ; no. 104
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- LeSueur, William Dawson, 1840-1917.
- LeSueur, William Dawson.
- Civilization, Modern.
- Canada--History.
- Canada.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (347 p.)
- Distribution:
- Beaconsfield, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2014.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto [Ontario] : McClelland and Stewart in association with the Institute of Canadian Studies, Carleton University, 1977.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This volume contains the major writings of this neglected figure in the intellectual history of Canada: his defence of the intellectual life; his advocacy of a scientific, evolutionary ethos; his indictment of the political morality and popular government of his day; and his application of the critical spirit to the writing of Canadian history.
- Contents:
- Part One : The critical intellect
- Part Two : Science, ethics, and modern thought
- Part Three : On morality and politics
- Part Four : The critic as historian.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-317).
- ISBN:
- 0-7735-9164-8
- OCLC:
- 883909652
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