The Book of Absolutes
A Critique of Relativism and a Defence of Universals
Published on 1. September 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-7735-3619-7 (ISBN)
Description
A lively challenge to postmodern opinion that reveals satisfying and reliable certainties.
Reviews / Votes
"Gairdner has taken the torch from William F. Buckley's failing hands and lifted it high with his new work ... an objective reader is left wondering how relativism ever got a toehold in the popular imagination in the first place." The Calgary Herald "Strikingly original and important." Tom Flanagan, University of Calgary "Gairdner's intellectual range and control his material is breathtaking ... almost no one writing today has the command of the literature in as many disciplines as this author has." Ian Gentles, York UniversityMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Montreal
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
677 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7735-3619-7 (9780773536197)
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Additional editions
E-Book
08/2008
1st Edition
De Gruyter
€27.99
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Person
William D. Gairdner is a best-selling author, businessman, and independent scholar . His most recent books are Canada's Founding Debates and The Trouble with Democracy.