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Philosophy Modern

Time as History

by (author) George Grant

introduction by William Christian

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Jul 1995
Category
Modern, General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780802075932
    Publish Date
    Jul 1995
    List Price
    $37.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780802006400
    Publish Date
    Jul 1995
    List Price
    $46.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442682658
    Publish Date
    Dec 2001
    List Price
    $60.00

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In Time as History, a collection of his 1969 Massey lectures, George Grant reviews the thought of Nietzsche and concludes that the conception of time as history is not one in which it is possible to live a fully human life. Grant was the first Canadian philosopher to pay serious attention to the thought of Friedrich Nietzsche, and his analysis of the German philosopher forms the central focus of the lectures.

William Christian has restored material from the broadcast version of the lectures. His introduction places Grant's interest in Nietzsche in the perspective of Grant's developing analysis of technology and draws extensively on Grant's unpublished notebooks and lectures.

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.

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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.

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