Freedom and Limits
1st Edition
Published on 3. March 2014
520 pages
978-0-8232-5793-5 (ISBN)
Description
Freedom and Limits is a defense of the value of freedom in the context of human finitude. A contribution to the American tradition of philosophy, it focuses attention on moral problems as we encounter them in daily life, where the search for perfection and the incessant drive to meet obligations make it difficult to attain satisfaction. The book argues that uniformity is unproductive: Human natures are varied and changeable, making the effort to impose a unitary good on everyone futile. Moreover, we don't need to strive for more than what is good enough: Finite achievements should be adequate to satisfy finite people.
The ultimate aim of the book is to reclaim the role of philosophy as a guide to life. In doing so, it presents discussions of such important philosophers as Fichte, Hegel, Peirce, Dewey, James, and, above all, Santayana.
The ultimate aim of the book is to reclaim the role of philosophy as a guide to life. In doing so, it presents discussions of such important philosophers as Fichte, Hegel, Peirce, Dewey, James, and, above all, Santayana.
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English
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NY
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Digital original
File size
3,42 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-8232-5793-5 (9780823257935)
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Persons
John Lachs is Centennial Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University. His latest book is Stoic Pragmatism.
