Format:
Online-Ressource (161 p)
ISBN:
9781845400187
Series Statement:
Societas v.26
Content:
This work focuses on the topic of freedom. The author starts with the old issue of free will - do we as individual human beings choose our conduct, at least partly independently, freely? He comes down on the side of libertarians who answer Yes, and scorns the compatibilism of philosophers like Daniel Dennett, who try to rescue some kind of freedom from a physically determined universe. From here he moves on to apply his belief in radical freedom to areas of life such as religion, politics, a
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Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; Contents; Front matter; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Epigraph; Preface: Why We Need Philosophy; Body matter; I: Free Will Reconsidered; II: Politics, Faith and God's Non‑Existence; III: Individualism; IV: Liberty and Morality; V: What's Worst About Taxation; VI: The Ethics of Private Property?; VII: Justice and the Welfare State; VIII: Disputing Positive Rights; IX: Can Commerce Inspire?; Back matter; Bibliography; Other titles from Imprint Academic and Andrews UK;
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781845403652
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781845400187
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Right Road to Radical Freedom
Language:
English
Keywords:
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