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Philosophy Political

Northern Spirits

John Watson, George Grant, and Charles Taylor - Appropriations of Hegelian Political Thought

by (author) Robert C. Sibley

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Feb 2008
Category
Political, General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780773532694
    Publish Date
    Feb 2008
    List Price
    $110.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780773533035
    Publish Date
    Feb 2008
    List Price
    $34.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780773578036
    Publish Date
    Feb 2008
    List Price
    $34.95

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The recovery of Watson's thought is particularly valuable. Sibley shows that Watson, an internationally respected philosopher in the early twentieth century, discussed idealism and support for imperialism in ways that are particularly relevant in our new age of empire. A consideration of Grant's relationship to Hegel illuminates what led Grant to declare that Canada was "impossible" in the age of technology. Sibley's comparison of Grant and Trudeau is both unexpected and intriguing. So, too, is his analysis of the "illiberal strands" in Taylor's "politics of recognition."

About the author

Robert Sibley, a senior writer with the Ottawa Citizen, has a Ph.D in political science from Carleton University.

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