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Myths of Freedom: Equality, Modern Thought, and Philosophical Radicalism: Contributions in Philosophy

Autor Stephen L. Gardner
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 aug 1998 – vârsta până la 17 ani
The status of the modern age has long been debated, but since post-modernism, it has assumed centrality as if it were the issue of philosophy. Gardner brings a new approach to the problem of modernity, based on theories of René Girard and others. While modernity is commonly seen as an ideological project or interpretation of Being, Gardner sees it in terms of the structure of human relations and their impact on philosophy. The decisive feature of the modern world is what Tocqueville called equality of conditions, which has wrought a revolution in the self-image of the individual and in one's dealings with others. But, in the process, it has replaced old myths-debunked by the Enlightenment-with new ones of its own invention. Hence emerged the myths of freedom-of the autonomy of the self or the spontaneity of passion, or later, of emancipation or authenticity-from Descartes to Heidegger.Gardner probes the central issue: To what extent have philosophers clarified these myths, or, perhaps, succumbed to their illusions. This inquiry attacks the major dogmas of contemporary criticism-such as the primacy of the question of technology, or of the quarrel of ancients and moderns. It restores the philosophical legitimacy of anthropology, both in opposition to Heidegger's ontology and to the deconstructive retreat into an idealism, and in contrast to classical political philosophy. This provocative analysis will be of interest to philosophers, political theorists, and others dealing with the problem of modernity.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780313307249
ISBN-10: 0313307245
Pagini: 216
Ilustrații: bibliography, index
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Praeger
Seria Contributions in Philosophy

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Notă biografică

STEPHEN L. GARDNER is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tulsa. His earlier writings have appeared in scholarly journals, including Vera Lex.

Cuprins

Myths of Freedom: Slave Moralities?Eros, Equality, and ViolenceDescartes, Plato, and the Escape from ImitationHobbes and the Impossibility of FreedomRameau's Nephew, or the Romantic MasochistHegel and the Failure of RecognitionNarcissism and NihilismSelected BibliographyIndex