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"I do not know of any philosopher who writes so engagingly and insightfully about such controversial and complex topics as David Weissman. What is truly remarkable is that he never purchases clarity at the price of simplification: he takes up inherently difficult matters in a consistently clear and engaging manner." -- Vincent M. Colapietro, author of Fateful Shapes of Human Freedom: John William Miller and the Crises
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Hume argued that is does not entail ought; that we cannot infer necessity or obligation from any description of actual states of affairs. His philosophical heirs continue to argue that nothing outside ourselves constrains us. The Cage maintains, contrary to Humean tradition, that reality is a set of nested contexts, each distinguished by intrinsic norms. Author David Weissman offers an innovative exploration of these norms intrinsic to human life, including practical affairs, morals, aesthetics, and culture. In this critical examination of character formation and the conditions for freedom, Weissman suggests that eliminating context (because of regarding it as an impediment to freedom) impoverishes character and reduces freedom. He concludes that positive freedom--the freedom to choose and to act--has no leverage apart from the contexts where character forms and circumstances provide opportunities to express one's thoughts, tastes, or talents.
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- VerlagState University of New York Press
- Erscheinungsdatum2006
- ISBN 10 0791468798
- ISBN 13 9780791468791
- EinbandTapa dura
- SpracheEnglisch
- Anzahl der Seiten308
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State University of New York Press, 2006
ISBN 10: 0791468798
ISBN 13: 9780791468791
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Zustand: as new. Albany : State University of New York Press, 2006. Hardcover. 298 pp.- Philosophical examination of the relationship of normativity and freedom.English text. Condition : as new. Condition : as new copy. ISBN 9780791468791. Keywords : PHILOSOPHY, Artikel-Nr. 41906
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