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_aSaul, John Ralston _d1947- |
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_aOn Equilibrium / _cJohn Ralston Saul. |
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_aToronto, ON : _bPenguin/Viking, _c2001. |
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_a370 p. : _bcov. ill. ; _c24 cm. |
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504 | _aIncludes an index. | ||
505 | _aChapter One: The Shape of Human Genius | ||
505 | _aChapter Two: Common Sense | ||
505 | _aChapter Three: Ethics | ||
505 | _aChapter Four: Imagination | ||
505 | _aChapter Five: Intuition | ||
505 | _aChapter Six: Memory | ||
505 | _aChapter Seven: Reason | ||
505 | _aChapter Eight: Normal Behaviour | ||
505 | _aNotes | ||
505 | _aIndex | ||
520 | _a"John Ralston Saul explains how our different qualities give us the intelligence, self-confidence and practical ability to think and act as responsible individuals. He argues, however, that when certain human qualities are worshiped in isolation they become weaknesses even forces of destruction or self-destruction. In short, they become ideologies. How then can we use our qualities as positive forces in our own lives - and the life of our society? How can we use them so that each builds upon the other in order to reinforce us as humans? Saul's answer is Balance. On Equilibrium is an intelligent, persuasive and controversial exploration of the essential qualities of humanity and how they can be used to achieve equilibrium for the self and to foster an ethical society. It is at once an attack on our weakness for ideologies and a manual for humanist action." (Publisher's Website) | ||
650 | 0 | _aPhilosophical anthropology. | |
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_uhttps://penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/375931/equilibrium#9780140288032 _zPublisher's Website. |
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_uhttps://ottawa.bibliocommons.com/item/show/215214026 _zCheck the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) catalog. |
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