The Reconciliation of Ancient and Modern Ideals of the Person
Hardback
Publication Date: 12/07/2004
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.
- ISBN:
- 9781403939388
- 9781403939388
- Category:
- Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 12-07-2004
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Palgrave USA
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 222
- Dimensions (mm):
- 216x140x17mm
- Weight:
- 0.43kg
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