Philosophy in the Mass Age
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Initial publish date
- Jun 1995
- Category
- Modern, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780802072283
- Publish Date
- Jun 1995
- List Price
- $40.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780802004383
- Publish Date
- Jun 1995
- List Price
- $48.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781442678453
- Publish Date
- Jun 1998
- List Price
- $63.00
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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.
About the authors
George Grant (1918-88) has been acknowledged as Canada's leading political philosopher. He taught religion and philosophy at McMaster University and Dalhousie University. His books include Philosophy in the Mass Age, Lament for a Nation, English-Speaking Justice, Technology and Justice and Technology and Empire.
William Christian is Professor 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.
Other titles by
Technology and Justice
More Lost Massey Lectures
Recovered Classics from Five Great Thinkers
Lament for a Nation
The Defeat of Canadian Nationalism
Collected Works of George Grant
Volume 1 (1933-1950)
English-Speaking Justice
The George Grant Reader
The George Grant Reader
George Grant
Selected Letters
Time as History
