Freedom and Society: Essays on Autonomy, Identity, and Political Freedom - Couverture souple

9780881467871: Freedom and Society: Essays on Autonomy, Identity, and Political Freedom

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ISBN 10 : 0881467871 ISBN 13 : 9780881467871

Editeur : Mercer University Press, 2021

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In order to preserve and ensure the vitality of freedom and democracy in democratic societies, it is important that citizens reflect deeply on the meaning of freedom and the conditions necessary to sustain it. The idea for this volume arose from discussions at the February 2019 annual meeting of the Georgia Philosophical Society held at Mercer University on the theme of Freedom and Society, and drafts of many of the chapters were first presented there. Including contributions from both early-career and well-known scholars, the chapters are tied together by questions about the nature of political freedom and autonomy in democratic societies and about the ways in which the enactment of democratic freedom depends on awareness of and engagement with freedom's underlying conditions. These conditions include social responsibility, creative innovation, and strong democratic institutions.

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� propos de l?auteur

Yi Deng is associate professor of Philosophy at the University of North Georgia. Her teaching and research interests include ethics, social and political philosophy, Chinese philosophy, and global justice. Her recent work focuses on Kantian political philosophy and food justice.

Creighton Rosental is professor and chair of Philosophy and founding director of Ethics, Leadership, and Service at Mercer University. His research and teaching interests include history of philosophy, logic, and philosophy of art.

Robert H. Scott is assistant professor of Philosophy at the University of North Georgia. His research interests include ethics, phenomenology, and comparative philosophy. He is coeditor of The Significance of Indeterminacy: Perspectives form Asian and Continental Philosophy.

Rosalind S. Simson is associate professor of Philosophy at Mercer University. Her recent work has focused primarily on a variety of issues at the intersection of ethics, gender, and law, ranging from abortion to the environment to effective altruism.

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