Free Will and Continental Philosophy
The Death without Meaning
Free Will and Continental Philosophy
The Death without Meaning
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Free Will and Continental Philosophy explores the concepts of free-will and self-determination in the Continental philosophical tradition. David Rose examines the ways in which Continental philosophy offers a viable alternative to the hegemonic scientistic approach taken by analytic philosophy. Rose claims that the problem of free-will is only a problem if one makes an unnecessary assumption consistent with scientific rationalism.
In the sphere of human action we assume that, since action is a physical event, it must be reducible to the laws and concepts of science. Hence, the problematic nature of free will raises its head, since the concept of free will is intrinsically contradictory to such a reductionist outlook.
This book suggests that the Continental thinkers offer a compelling alternative by concentrating on the phenomena of human action and self-determination in order to offer the truth of freedom in different terms. Thus Rose offers a revealing investigation into the appropriate concepts and categories of human freedom and action.
In the sphere of human action we assume that, since action is a physical event, it must be reducible to the laws and concepts of science. Hence, the problematic nature of free will raises its head, since the concept of free will is intrinsically contradictory to such a reductionist outlook.
This book suggests that the Continental thinkers offer a compelling alternative by concentrating on the phenomena of human action and self-determination in order to offer the truth of freedom in different terms. Thus Rose offers a revealing investigation into the appropriate concepts and categories of human freedom and action.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Science, Explanation and Dogma
3. Freud and Sartre: the Property of Freedom
4. Hegel: Action and Avoiding the Death without Meaning
5. Marx and Marcuse: Alienation and Critical Reflection
6. Rawls and Vattimo: Pluralism and Postmodern Liberation
2. Science, Explanation and Dogma
3. Freud and Sartre: the Property of Freedom
4. Hegel: Action and Avoiding the Death without Meaning
5. Marx and Marcuse: Alienation and Critical Reflection
6. Rawls and Vattimo: Pluralism and Postmodern Liberation
7. Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | 18 Jan 2023 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 176 |
| ISBN | 9789354359064 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic India |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Series | Continuum Studies in Continental Philosophy |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt. Ltd |
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