Dialectics of the Will
Freedom, Power and Understanding in Modern French and German Thought
John H. Smith(Author)
Wayne State University Press
Published on 30. June 2000
Book
Hardback
232 pages
978-0-8143-2856-9 (ISBN)
Description
Considers the act of willing as existing in a domain of contradictions, such as freedom and determinism, and unity and fragmentation, to explain how we can be considered free beings. The author develops a model of human agency by analyzing modern and postmodern theory in Germany and France.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Detroit, MI
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
17 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8143-2856-9 (9780814328569)
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