Freedom and the human person / edited by Richard Velkley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Velkley, Richard L.

Series:

Studies in philosophy and the history of philosophy ;

Studies in philosophy and the history of philosophy ; v. 48

Studies in Philosophy and the History of Philosophy; Series ; v.v. 48

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The present collection seeks to contribute toward finding that distance by making the tradition of thought more a living reality and not an object of arid analyses.Unlike most collections the present one transcends disciplinary boundaries, as it acknowledges the interconnectedness of philosophical, theological, and political arguments on these.

Contents:

Freedom : grace and necessity / Seth Benardete

The follies of freedom and reason : an old story / Leon Kass

Freedom, responsibility, and truth / Robert Sokolowski

Freedom and would-be persons / John M. Rist

Beyond libertarianism and compatibilism : Thomas Aquinas on created freedom / Brian J. Shanley

Justifying faith : grace and free will / Eleonore Stump

Sovereign states and sovereign individuals : the question of political theory / Michael Allen Gillespie

Freedom, republics, and peoples in Machiavelli's prince / Nathan Tarcov

John Locke : toward a politics of liberty / Michael P. Zuckert, Jesse Covington, and James Thompson

Freedom and faith within the boundaries of bare reason / Susan Meld Shell

On giving oneself the law / Robert B. Pippin

Slaves, masters, tyrants : Nietzsche's concept of freedom / Robert Rethy.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-258) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8132-2101-3

OCLC:

815970278