George Grant: A Biography

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This book sheds light on Grant's early intellectual interests, the centrality of his pacifism, his struggle to educate himself as a philosopher (he studied history at Queen's University and law at Oxford), his ambivalent relationship to organized religion, his quarrels with York and McMaster Universities, and his attitude to John Diefenbaker.
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Overview

This book sheds light on Grant's early intellectual interests, the centrality of his pacifism, his struggle to educate himself as a philosopher (he studied history at Queen's University and law at Oxford), his ambivalent relationship to organized religion, his quarrels with York and McMaster Universities, and his attitude to John Diefenbaker.
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Booknews
Draws on Grant's (1918-1988) letters, private papers, and published writings to portray the life and thinking of a man who has been described as "the most formidable combination of personality and intellect Canada has produced." Grant is best known for two of his many books--Lament for a Nation and Technology and Empire--and for his political and religious thinking. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Robert Fulford
... Grant was one of the most stimulating and enfuriating writers in Canada... [William Christian] has written the excellent book his subject deserves.
— Globe and Mail
John Bemrose
Richly compelling... above all, it communicates the philosopher's own passion for living and thinking - an achievement that makes George Grant a moving and enduring contribution to Canadian biography. Maclean's
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780802078605
  • Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
  • Publication date: 5/6/1996
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 495
  • Product dimensions: 5.48 (w) x 8.74 (h) x 1.43 (d)

Meet the Author

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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Table of Contents

Aknowledgments
Chronology
Preface
1 They'd prefer ice-cream 3
2 Work for King and Country 8
3 Willie's boy 21
4 Somebody might like me for myself 37
5 An ambitious little pragmatist 56
6 Mysterious forces within man 69
7 Take what you want said God 87
8 It was easy to lose courage 100
9 Exploring the universe 113
10 The solid basis of qualifications 133
11 Listening to Mozart - I felt such love 151
12 Out of the shadows into truth 168
13 No satisfactory compromise was possible 187
14 Old and dirty and fat 205
15 The fifth column 216
16 Simone Weil 228
17 Lament 240
18 A lone wolf 254
19 Intimations of deprival 271
20 The botched and the bungled 286
21 Museum culture 302
22 Caught up in fates 323
23 Christ's care is for all 339
24 Out of Christian certainties 352
25 No great disaster 366
Epilogue 371
Notes 373
Archival and interview sources 441
Works mentioned in text or notes 444
Selected secondary sources 447
Bibliography of George Grant's publications prepared by K. Mark Haslett 450
Index 461
Photo Credits 473
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