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

Coeckelbergh, M.

 
9781403939388: The Metaphysics of Autonomy: The Reconciliation of Ancient and Modern Ideals of the Person
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Publisher: 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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About the Author

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).

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1403939381
ISBN 13 
9781403939388
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
232

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