This volume contains the major writings of this neglected figure in the intellectual history of Canada: his defence of the intellectual life; his advocacy of a scientific, evolutionary ethos; his indictment of the political morality and popular government of his day; and his application of the critical spirit to the writing of Canadian history.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-317)
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 1977.
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 172
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 19
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 0771098022 9780773591646
- LCCN
- F5005.2.L47
- LCCN Item number
- A3 1977eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOPAL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xxiii, 317 pages)
- Published in
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00234598 (OCoLC)883909652 (CaOOCEL)448076
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOPAL
Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Title 2
- Copyright 3
- Dedication 4
- Table of Contents 6
- Preface 8
- Introduction 11
- Part One: The Critical Intellect 24
- 1. The lntellectual Life (1875) 50
- 2. Idealism in Life (1878) 65
- 3. A Few Words on Criticism (1879) 75
- 4. Free Thought and Responsible Thought (1882) 83
- Part Two: Science, Ethics, and Modern Thought 92
- 5. Science and Materialism (1877) 118
- 6. The Scientific Spirit (1879) 129
- 7. Morality and Religion (1880) 135
- 8. A Vindication of Scientific Et hics (1880) 143
- 9. Materialism and Positivism (1882) 153
- 10. A Defense of Modern Thought (1884) 160
- Part Three: On Morality and Politics 176
- 11. Party Politics (1872) 192
- 12. Old and New in Canada (1875) 204
- 13. Partisan Government (1881) 216
- 14. The Anarchy of Modern Politics (1883) 227
- 15. Problems of Government in Canada (1895) 237
- 16. The Problem of Popular Government (1901) 247
- Part Four: The Critic as Historian 268
- 17. William Lyon Mackenzie (1906) 291
- 18. LeSueur, Leacock and Responsible Government (1906) 295
- 19. A Rejected Manuscript (1908) 296
- 20. The Task at Hand (1911) 304
- 21. The Teaching of History (1912) 306
- 22. History Its Nature and Methods (1912) 310
- Notes on the Text 331
- A Bibilography of the Writings of W.D. LeSueur 337
- Notes on the Editor 342
