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M. Coeckelbergh
Metaphysics of Autonomy
The Reconciliation of Ancient and Modern Ideals of the Person

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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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Language English ● Format PDF ● ISBN 9780230501812 ● Publisher Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Published 2004 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2305354 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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