The Metaphysics of Autonomy: The Reconciliation of Ancient and Modern Ideals of the Person - Couverture rigide

Coeckelbergh, M.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1403939381 ISBN 13 : 9781403939388

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004

Synopsis

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.

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À propos de l'auteur

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).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1403939381
• ISBN 13: 9781403939388
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 232
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