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A Theory of Freedom: From the Psychology to the Politics of Agency

By Philip Pettit

Book information

Year
2001
ISBN
0195218329, 9780195218329, 0195218310, 9780195218312
Open Library ID
OL15338714M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9114792 bytes)
Pages
200\204
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

In this short yet ambitious work, Philip Pettit offers a single, unified, and overarching theory of freedom. A puzzling topic, freedom extends from the individual and the metaphysical (i.e. free will) to the social and the political, yet a theory connecting these two realms has yet to be devised. In an elegant, accessible manner, Pettit presents a survey of available theories of freedom, then develops his own--one that manages to straddle the personal and political spheres. The view he develops--which includes the seemingly paradoxical notion that we are free to the extent that we are capable of being held responsible--will make this pioneering book highly important to a wide range of philosophers.

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