The Metaphysics of Autonomy: The Reconciliation of Ancient and Modern Ideals of the Person - Hardcover
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9781403939388ISBN-10:1403939381UPC:9781403939388Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Metaphysics, Movements, Ethics & Moral PhilosophyBook Topic:HumanismSize:8.90 x 5.38 x 0.67 inchesWeight:0.404Product ID:SCFDRFKVK1
If we want to be autonomous, what do we want? The author shows that contemporary value-neutral and metaphysically economical conceptions of autonomy, such as that of Harry Frankfurt, face a serious problem. Drawing on Plato, Augustine, and Kant, this book provides a sketch of how 'ancient' and 'modern' can be reconciled to solve it. But at what expense? It turns out that the dominant modern ideal of autonomy cannot do without a costly metaphysics if it is to be coherent.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9781403939388ISBN-10:1403939381UPC:9781403939388Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Metaphysics, Movements, Ethics & Moral PhilosophyBook Topic:HumanismSize:8.90 x 5.38 x 0.67 inchesWeight:0.404Product ID:SCFDRFKVK1
MARK COECKELBERGH received a PhD from the University of Birmingham. Presently he is a lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Maastricht. His main research interest is ethics. His publications include Liberation and Passion (2002).
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
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2004 Edition
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