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George Parkin Grant as Educator

Posted on November 24, 2021 by leslie

George Parkin Grant as Educator by Mark Wegierski Conservatives in Canada face a dilemma. In 1965, in his famous book Lament for a Nation: The Defeat of Canadian Nationalism, Canadian traditionalist philosopher George Parkin Grant pointed to the “impossibility of conservatism” … Continue reading →

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The Fukuyama Thesis, Thirty Years On

Posted on July 7, 2019 by leslie

The Fukuyama Thesis, Thirty Years On by Mark Wegierski Initial drafts of this response to Fukuyama’s article go back to November 1989. Francis Fukuyama, ‘The End of History?’, The National Interest no 16 (Summer 1989), pp. 3-1; and Alan Bloom, et al. ‘Responses … Continue reading →

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Lament for a Nation

Posted on September 4, 2018 by leslie

Lament for a Nation By Mark Wegierski George Parkin Grant (1918-1988) was Canada’s leading traditionalist philosopher. The main expression of George Grant’s thought occurs in four major books: Lament for a Nation: The Defeat of Canadian Nationalism (1965), Technology and Empire: … Continue reading →

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The Professor versus the Philosopher

Posted on August 21, 2018 by leslie

 The Professor versus the Philosopher by Mark Wegierski In recent years, the Canadian establishment media have relentlessly criticized George Parkin Grant (1918-1988), one of Canada’s pre-eminent thinkers. Some years ago, an editorial article in Saturday Night, at that time a … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam, George Parkin Grant, 1918-1988

Posted on July 9, 2018 by leslie

In Memoriam, George Parkin Grant, 1918-1988  By Mark Wegierski George Parkin Grant (who usually called himself George Grant) is virtually unknown outside of Canada, and should not be confused with the American conservative writer of the same first and last … Continue reading →

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We Cannot Escape History

Posted on July 31, 2017 by leslie

We Cannot Escape History Mark Wegierski contrasts American and Canadian Conservatism  [An article based on a presentation read at the “Conservatism: Made in USA” Conference, held at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland, on April 28, 2010] America … Continue reading →

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Canada, Matrix of Modernity

Posted on July 2, 2017 by leslie

Canada, Matrix of Modernity  On the Sesquicentennial of Canadian Confederation, Mark Wegierski considers the emergence of the “managerial-therapeutic regime” The Sesquicentennial (150th Anniversary) of Canadian Confederation is being celebrated in 2017 (July 1). Nevertheless, it is clear that Canada today … Continue reading →

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