Ideas for a new century / edited by Bernie Lucht.

"In these dialogues - most of them in the company of Ideas host Paul Kennedy - some of the great intellectuals of our time reflect, interject, and project on the course of human civilization, addressing topics such as social engineering and human rights; the directions of science and technology...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Internet Archive)
Other Authors: Lucht, Bernie, 1944-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Fredericton, N.B. : Goose Lane, ℗♭2008.
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Table of Contents:
  • The "Idea" of the Interview / Paul Kennedy
  • Introduction / Bernie Lucht
  • What Is an Idea? / Lister Sinclair
  • 2. The Culture of Society
  • Radical Imperfection / John Gray
  • Political Theology / Mark Lilla
  • Novelty and Coherence / Jerome Kagan
  • The "Vulgarity" Correspondent / Theodore Dalrymple
  • Cognitive Dissonance / Elliot Aronson
  • Phallocentrism / Leonore Tiefer
  • 3. Canada and the World
  • Breaking the Bargain / Donald Savoie
  • Mission Possible / Anne Golden
  • From Charity to Entitlement / Louise Arbour
  • 4. The Eye, The Word, and The Ear
  • The Light that Filled the Bed / Mary Pratt
  • A Beautiful Nasty World / Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun
  • Freedom and All that Jazz / Nat Hentoff.