The Ethics of Freedom
Author : George Paxton Young
Publisher :
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 36,51 MB
Release : 1912
Category : Free will and determinism
ISBN :
Author : George Paxton Young
Publisher :
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 36,51 MB
Release : 1912
Category : Free will and determinism
ISBN :
Author : Marc Jonathan Blitz
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 36,50 MB
Release : 2021-12-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 3030844943
Freedom of thought is one of the great and venerable notions of Western thought, often celebrated in philosophical texts – and described as a crucial right in American, European, and International Law, and in that of other jurisdictions. What it means more precisely is, however, anything but clear; surprisingly little writing has been devoted to it. In the past, perhaps, there has been little need for such elaboration. As one Supreme Court Justice stressed, “[f]reedom to think is absolute of its own nature” because even “the most tyrannical government is powerless to control the inward workings of the mind.” But the rise of brain scanning, cognition enhancement, and other emerging technologies make this question a more pressing one. This volume provides an interdisciplinary exploration of how freedom of thought might function as an ethical principle and as a constitutional or human right. It draws on philosophy, legal analysis, history, and reflections on neuroscience and neurotechnology to explore what respect for freedom of thought (or an individual’s cognitive liberty or autonomy) requires.
Author : Paulo Freire
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 14,54 MB
Release : 2000-12-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 1461640652
This book displays the striking creativity and profound insight that characterized Freire's work to the very end of his life-an uplifting and provocative exploration not only for educators, but also for all that learn and live.
Author : Murray N. Rothbard
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 13,50 MB
Release : 2015-07-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1479893382
The authoritative text on the libertarian political position In recent years, libertarian impulses have increasingly influenced national and economic debates, from welfare reform to efforts to curtail affirmative action. Murray N. Rothbard's classic The Ethics of Liberty stands as one of the most rigorous and philosophically sophisticated expositions of the libertarian political position. Rothbard’s unique argument roots the case for freedom in the concept of natural rights and applies it to a host of practical problems. And while his conclusions are radical—that a social order that strictly adheres to the rights of private property must exclude the institutionalized violence inherent in the state—Rothbard’s applications of libertarian principles prove surprisingly practical for a host of social dilemmas, solutions to which have eluded alternative traditions. The Ethics of Liberty authoritatively established the anarcho-capitalist economic system as the most viable and the only principled option for a social order based on freedom. This classic book’s radical insights are sure to inspire a new generation of readers.
Author : Arthur Ripstein
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 17,74 MB
Release : 2010-02-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0674054512
In this masterful work, both an illumination of Kant’s thought and an important contribution to contemporary legal and political theory, Arthur Ripstein gives a comprehensive yet accessible account of Kant’s political philosophy. Ripstein shows that Kant’s thought is organized around two central claims: first, that legal institutions are not simply responses to human limitations or circumstances; indeed the requirements of justice can be articulated without recourse to views about human inclinations and vulnerabilities. Second, Kant argues for a distinctive moral principle, which restricts the legitimate use of force to the creation of a system of equal freedom. Ripstein’s description of the unity and philosophical plausibility of this dimension of Kant’s thought will be a revelation to political and legal scholars. In addition to providing a clear and coherent statement of the most misunderstood of Kant’s ideas, Ripstein also shows that Kant’s views remain conceptually powerful and morally appealing today. Ripstein defends the idea of equal freedom by examining several substantive areas of law—private rights, constitutional law, police powers, and punishment—and by demonstrating the compelling advantages of the Kantian framework over competing approaches.
Author : Simone de Beauvoir
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 19,13 MB
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1504054210
From the groundbreaking author of The Second Sex comes a radical argument for ethical responsibility and freedom. In this classic introduction to existentialist thought, French philosopher Simone de Beauvoir’s The Ethics of Ambiguity simultaneously pays homage to and grapples with her French contemporaries, philosophers Jean-Paul Sartre and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, by arguing that the freedoms in existentialism carry with them certain ethical responsibilities. De Beauvoir outlines a series of “ways of being” (the adventurer, the passionate person, the lover, the artist, and the intellectual), each of which overcomes the former’s deficiencies, and therefore can live up to the responsibilities of freedom. Ultimately, de Beauvoir argues that in order to achieve true freedom, one must battle against the choices and activities of those who suppress it. The Ethics of Ambiguity is the book that launched Simone de Beauvoir’s feminist and existential philosophy. It remains a concise yet thorough examination of existence and what it means to be human.
Author : Steven B. Smith
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,39 MB
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0300128495
Offering a new reading of Spinoza's masterpiece, Smith asserts that the 'Ethics' is a celebration of human freedom and its attendant joys and responsibilities and should be placed among the great founding documents of the Enlightenment.
Author : George G Brenkert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 16,86 MB
Release : 2013-10-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1135025789
This book reveals Marx’s moral philosophy and analyzes its nature. The author shows that there is an underlying system of ethics which runs the length and breadth of Marx’s thought. The book begins by discussing the methodological side of Marx’s ethics showing how Marx’s criticism of conventional morality and his views on historical materialism, determinism and ideology are compatible with having an ideological system of his own. In the light of contemporary social, moral and political philosophy the insights and defects of Marx’s major ethical themes are discussed.
Author : Jacques Ellul
Publisher : Eerdmans Publishing Company
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 35,90 MB
Release : 1976-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802809612
Author : James Laidlaw
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 12,85 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1107028469
A clearly written, sophisticated summary of and prospectus for a flourishing current field of anthropological research.