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22Descartes and the Modern (edited book)Cambridge Scholars Press. 2007.Descartes is not simply our iconic modern philosopher, mathematician or scientist. He stands as the cultural symbol for modernity itself. This title offers insights into the relationship between Descartes and the Modern, and the very meaning and status of Modernity itself.
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9Leo Strauss, Education, and Political Thought (edited book)Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. 2011.This collection by some of the leading scholars of Strauss's work is the first devoted to Strauss's thought regarding education. It seeks to address his conception of education as it applies to a range of his most important concepts, such as his views on the importance of revelation, his critique of modern democracy and the importance of modern classical education
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10Leo Strauss: an introductionPolity Press. 2021.A non-partisan introduction to the ideas of the controversial political philosopher and classicist.
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39The British Moralists on Human Nature and the Birth of Secular Ethics (review)Faith and Philosophy 26 (2): 221-224. 2009.
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112. Freedom and the Tradition: George Grant, James Doull, and the Character of ModernityIn Susan M. Dodd & Neil G. Robertson (eds.), Hegel and Canada: Unity of Opposites?, University of Toronto Press. pp. 243-274. 2018.
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17. Conclusion: Canada and the Unity of Opposites?In Susan M. Dodd & Neil G. Robertson (eds.), Hegel and Canada: Unity of Opposites?, University of Toronto Press. pp. 368-376. 2018.
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17Philosophy as Stranger Wisdom: A Leo Strauss Intellectual Biography (review)History of European Ideas 49 (6): 1064-1066. 2023.It is a curious fact that while Strauss has a large group of devoted students, and students of students (the ‘Straussians’), who have dedicated enormous energy to continuing his legacy in books and...
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15Hegel and Canada: Unity of Opposites? (edited book)University of Toronto Press. 2018.Hegel and Canada is a collection of essays that analyses the real, but under-recognized, role Hegel has played in the intellectual and political development of Canada. The volume focuses on the generation of Canadian scholars who emerged after World War Two: James Doull, Emil Fackenheim, George Grant, Henry S. Harris, and Charles Taylor.
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12Chapter One. Tragedy, Comedy, and Philosophy in AntiquityIn Neil G. Robertson & David Peddle (eds.), Philosophy and Freedom the Legacy of James Doull, University of Toronto Press. pp. 21-54. 2003.
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9ContentsIn Neil G. Robertson & David Peddle (eds.), Philosophy and Freedom the Legacy of James Doull, University of Toronto Press. 2003.
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11FrontmatterIn David Peddle & Neil G. Robertson (eds.), Philosophy and Freedom the Legacy of James Doull, University of Toronto Press. 2003.
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16IndexIn David Peddle & Neil G. Robertson (eds.), Philosophy and Freedom the Legacy of James Doull, University of Toronto Press. pp. 513-520. 2003.
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23Editors' IntroductionIn Neil G. Robertson & David Peddle (eds.), Philosophy and Freedom the Legacy of James Doull, University of Toronto Press. 2003.
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23ContributorsIn Neil G. Robertson & David Peddle (eds.), Philosophy and Freedom the Legacy of James Doull, University of Toronto Press. pp. 509-512. 2003.
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16Chapter Seven. The Doull Fackenheim Debate – Would Hegel Today Be a Hegelian?In Neil G. Robertson & David Peddle (eds.), Philosophy and Freedom the Legacy of James Doull, University of Toronto Press. pp. 330-342. 2003.
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5Philosophy and Freedom the Legacy of James Doull (edited book)University of Toronto Press. 2003.Commentaries on his intricate works by twelve former colleagues and students explore various aspects of Doull's history and place it within the context of contemporary scholarship, allowing the reader to judge the depth and rigour of Doull's writing.
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8Chapter Five. Neoplatonism and the Origin of the Older Modern SubjectIn Neil G. Robertson & David Peddle (eds.), Philosophy and Freedom the Legacy of James Doull, University of Toronto Press. pp. 219-249. 2003.
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6Chapter Four. AugustineIn Neil G. Robertson & David Peddle (eds.), Philosophy and Freedom the Legacy of James Doull, University of Toronto Press. pp. 203-209. 2003.
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11An Introduction by James Doull – Freedom and History: From Antiquity to Post-modernityIn Neil G. Robertson & David Peddle (eds.), Philosophy and Freedom the Legacy of James Doull, University of Toronto Press. pp. 1-18. 2003.
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14PrefaceIn Neil G. Robertson & David Peddle (eds.), Philosophy and Freedom the Legacy of James Doull, University of Toronto Press. 2003.
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19Commentary Two: North American Freedom: James Doull's Recent Political ThoughtIn David Peddle & Neil G. Robertson (eds.), Philosophy and Freedom the Legacy of James Doull, University of Toronto Press. pp. 476-504. 2003.
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8Chapter Three. Virgil's RomeIn Neil G. Robertson & David Peddle (eds.), Philosophy and Freedom the Legacy of James Doull, University of Toronto Press. pp. 167-180. 2003.
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8Chapter Eight. Heidegger and the StateIn David Peddle & Neil G. Robertson (eds.), Philosophy and Freedom the Legacy of James Doull, University of Toronto Press. pp. 357-377. 2003.
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6AcknowledgmentsIn Neil G. Robertson & David Peddle (eds.), Philosophy and Freedom the Legacy of James Doull, University of Toronto Press. 2003.
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19Bibliography of Essays by James DoullIn Neil G. Robertson & David Peddle (eds.), Philosophy and Freedom the Legacy of James Doull, University of Toronto Press. pp. 505-508. 2003.
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10Chapter Six. Hegel's Phenomenology and Post-modern ThoughtIn Neil G. Robertson & David Peddle (eds.), Philosophy and Freedom the Legacy of James Doull, University of Toronto Press. pp. 281-301. 2003.
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9Chapter Nine. The Philosophical Basis of Constitutional Discussion in CanadaIn David Peddle & Neil G. Robertson (eds.), Philosophy and Freedom the Legacy of James Doull, University of Toronto Press. pp. 393-465. 2003.
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40Lamentation And Speculation: George Grant, James Doull And The Possibility Of CanadaAnimus 7 94-123. 2002.
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15Sharon Portnoff , Reason and Revelation before Historicism: Strauss and Fackenheim . Reviewed byPhilosophy in Review 33 (6): 486-489. 2013.
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20The Closing Of The Early Modern Mind: Leo Strauss And Early Modern Political ThoughtAnimus 3 211-226. 1998.This paper argues that underlying Leo Strauss's interpretation of Early Modern political thought as premised on a break with nature as a moral standard is a contemporary moral and political phenomenology which inhibits the understanding of that period in its own terms
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History of Western Philosophy |
Areas of Interest
History of Western Philosophy |