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Deals critically with negative perceptions of Scottish history and culture which profoundly influence Scots' understanding of themselves and their national identitiy. These perceptions the author argues have created an 'inferiorist' mentality, distorting cultural expression and reinforcing Scotland's political subordination. Among those whose work is subjected to careful scrutiny are T C Smout and Tom Nairn. The authors go on to recover alternative images and discourses, focusing on Scottish educational and philosophical traditions, in the past neglected and underestimated as Scottish intellectuals gradually adopt 'British' perspectives. The book highlights significsnt contributions by Scottish thinkers to contemporary intellectual debate, among them, John Anderson's philosophy of education; the cultural criticism of George Davie; the 'personalist' ideas of figures like John Macmurray and R D Laing and the moral theory of Alasdair MacIntyre. These contributions are placed within Scottish intellectual traditions. Here is a radical challenge to the commonly held view that modern Scotland has been a cultural wasteland.
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- PublisherPolygon
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0748660003
- ISBN 13 9780748660001
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages128
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