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Kierkegaard, metaphysics and political theory: unfinished selves

By Kierkegaard , Alison , Søren;Assiter

Book information

Publisher
Continuum
Year
2009
ISBN
0826498310, 9780826498311, 9781441199690, 1441199691
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
597 kB (611575 bytes)
Series
Continuum studies in philosophy
Pages
165 pages ; 25 cm\172
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
-- 1813-1855;Kierkegaard1813-1855;Metafysik;Metaphysics;Metaphysik;PoliticKierkegaardSørenSøren -- Studies;Political science -- PhilosophySøren;Kierkegaard

Description

The author argues that there is a strand of Kierkegaard's writing that offers a metaphysical practice that recognises the dependence of people upon one another.;The metaphysical assumptions of the classical liberal -- Human rights and fundamentalism -- Some limitations of the discourse of human rights -- Autonomy and?evil? -- The beginnings of an alternative metaphysic and ethics -- Natural needs -- Metaphysics and morality -- Love for family, friends and close associates. The metaphysical assumptions of the classical liberal -- Human rights and fundamentalism -- Some limitations of the discourse of human rights -- Autonomy and?evil? -- The beginnings of an alternative metaphysic and ethics -- Natural needs -- Metaphysics and morality -- Love for family, friends and close associates.

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