For those who say that a distinctive school of Canadian philosophy doesnt exist, I will present you with three names:
1)George Grant
2)Marshal McCluhan
3)John Ralston Saul
I am no expert on philosophy, but then again, can an ''expert'' on philosophy even exist?
Philosophy is ethically and humanly driven----we are all philosophers.
So, what unites these three men---and what is Canadian philosophy?
Ethically motivated, organically textured, and criticism of status quo liberalism.
Witness Grant's lament over liberalisms scientific, progressive victory over the conservative worlview......McCluhan's critique of modern media....and Saul's lambasting over apparently ''rational'' man's superiority over everything that came before.
There it is....DONT TELL ME THAT THE CANADIAN SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY DOESNT EXIST!!!
1)George Grant
2)Marshal McCluhan
3)John Ralston Saul
I am no expert on philosophy, but then again, can an ''expert'' on philosophy even exist?
Philosophy is ethically and humanly driven----we are all philosophers.
So, what unites these three men---and what is Canadian philosophy?
Ethically motivated, organically textured, and criticism of status quo liberalism.
Witness Grant's lament over liberalisms scientific, progressive victory over the conservative worlview......McCluhan's critique of modern media....and Saul's lambasting over apparently ''rational'' man's superiority over everything that came before.
There it is....DONT TELL ME THAT THE CANADIAN SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY DOESNT EXIST!!!