The Unconscious Civilization by John Ralston Saul

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The Unconscious Civilization

by John Ralston Saul

Series: CBC Massey Lectures (1995)

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Saul's arguments on the state of our society depend too much on inappropriate literary connections, and some of his facts (for instance, on Mexico) are wrong and biased. (

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jguy7500 | Jan 28, 2008 |

Our society, John Ralston Saul argues, is only superficially based on the individual and democracy.

Increasingly it is conformist and corporatist, a society in which legitimacy lies with specialist or interest groups and decisions are made through constant negotiations between these groups.

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CBC Massey Lectures (1995)

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The Unconscious Civilization

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1995

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Governor General's Literary Award (Non-fiction, 1996)

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"Who is more contemptible than he who scorns knowledge of himself?"

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Knowledge, The Enlightenment believed, could protect us from the follies of ideology. But Saul maintains that 'knowing' has not made us "conscious'. Instead we have become increadingly passive, our society increadingly conformist. These are no easy solutions to this problem, Saul say, but change is still possible.

"Winner of the Govenor General's Award"

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