Freedom and Limits

Freedom and Limits

by John Lachs and Patrick Shade
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 03/03/2014

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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.

ISBN:
9780823257928
9780823257928
Category:
Social & political philosophy
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
03-03-2014
Language:
English
Publisher:
Fordham University Press

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