John Ralston Saul
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John Ralston Saul is a Canadian philosopher, novelist, and public intellectual known for his critiques of globalization and advocacy for civic responsibility and democracy.
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| instanceOf |
Canadian writer
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essayist → human → novelist → philosopher → public intellectual → |
| awardReceived |
Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction
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Order of Canada → Ordre des Arts et des Lettres → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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| educatedAt |
McGill University
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| familyName |
Saul
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| fieldOfWork |
literature
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political philosophy → social criticism → |
| genre |
non-fiction
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novel → political essay → |
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John
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| influencedBy |
Enlightenment philosophy
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Voltaire → |
| knownFor |
advocacy of civic responsibility
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critique of globalization → critique of technocracy → defence of democracy → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| mainInterest |
Canadian identity
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citizenship → democracy → globalization → |
| movement |
anti-globalization movement
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| name |
John Ralston Saul
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| notableWork |
A Fair Country
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Dark Diversions → On Equilibrium → Reflections of a Siamese Twin → The Collapse of Globalism and the Reinvention of the World → The Doubter’s Companion → The Unconscious Civilization → Voltaire’s Bastards → |
| occupation |
columnist
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essayist → novelist → philosopher → public intellectual → |
| positionHeld |
co-chair of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship
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president of PEN International → |
| residence |
Toronto
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| spouse |
Adrienne Clarkson
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