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1 online resource (vii, 218 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
Philosophica ; 52
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Collection Philosophica ; no. 52.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Nationality and Universality -- Nationalism and the politics of identity -- The bearers of rights: individuals or collectives? -- Democracy in Canada: "Canada" as a spontaneous order -- Rights, sovereignty, and the nation-state. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Summary |
Is There a Canadian Philosophy? addresses the themes of community, culture, national identity, and universal human rights, taking the Canadian example as its focus. The authors argue that nations compelled to cope with increasing demands for group recognition may do so in a broadly liberal spirit and without succumbing to the dangers associated with an illiberal, adversarial multiculturalism. They identify and describe a Canadian civic philosophy and attempt to show how this modus operandi of Canadian public life is capable of reconciling questions of collective identity and recognition with a. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Nationalism -- Canada.
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Nationalism. |
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Canada. |
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Democracy -- Canada.
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Democracy. |
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Multiculturalism -- Canada.
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Multiculturalism. |
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Civil rights -- Canada.
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Civil rights. |
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Nationalism -- Canada. |
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Multiculturalism -- Canada. |
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Civil rights -- Canada. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Fairfield, Paul, 1966-
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Harris, Ingrid, 1946-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Madison, Gary Brent. Is there a Canadian philosophy?. Ottawa [Ont.] : University of Ottawa Press, ©2000 (DLC) 2005391566 (OCoLC)43884577 |
| ISBN |
9780776616155 (electronic book) |
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0776616153 (electronic book) |
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0776605143 |
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9780776605142 |
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