A Third Concept of Liberty by Samuel Fleischacker
Argues that Kant and Adam Smith think of liberty as a matter of acting on our capacity for judgment, thereby differing both from those who tie it to the satisfaction of our desires and those who translate it as action in accordance with reason or 'will'. This book shows how different acting on one's best judgment is from acting on one's desires.
"Samuel Fleischacker's aim is to defend a liberal political philosophy by linking up both Aristotle and Kant with themes in Adam SmithHis commentaries on these sources are extremely sophisticated and illuminating contributions to the existing literatures. What Fleischacker has to offer, however, is not merely commentary, but also insights of his own that are rigorous, thoughtful, elegantly articulated, and well-grounded in the best of contemporary philosophy."—Ronald Beiner, University of Toronto
"An impressive and interesting work. Its main strengths are the subtle and original interpretations of the theory and practice of judgment in the work of Kant and Adam Smith—not to mention the surprising, but very interesting and plausible way in which the author integrates their ideas."—Bernard Yack, University of Wisconsin-Madison
"An impressive and interesting work. Its main strengths are the subtle and original interpretations of the theory and practice of judgment in the work of Kant and Adam Smith—not to mention the surprising, but very interesting and plausible way in which the author integrates their ideas."—Bernard Yack, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Samuel Fleischacker is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois, Chicago and the author of Integrity and Moral Relativism and The Ethics of Culture.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691004464 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691004463 |
| Title | A Third Concept of Liberty |
| Author | Samuel Fleischacker |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 1999-04-04 |
| Number of pages | 338 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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