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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Ralston Saul canonical | 19 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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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 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | McGill University ⓘ |
| familyName | Saul ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literature
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political philosophy ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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novel ⓘ political essay ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Canadian identity
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citizenship ⓘ democracy ⓘ globalization ⓘ |
| movement | anti-globalization movement ⓘ |
| name | John Ralston Saul self-link ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| spouse | Adrienne Clarkson ⓘ |
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