Kierkegaard, metaphysics and political theory : unfinished selves / Alison Assiter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Assiter, Alison.

Series:

Continuum studies in philosophy.

Continuum studies in philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metaphysics.

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Kierkegaard, Sren, 1813-1855.

Kierkegaard, Sren.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Alison Assiter argues that the notion of the person that lies at the heart of the liberal tradition is derived from a Kantian and Cartesian metaphysic. This metaphysic, according to her, is flawed and it permeates a number of aspects of the tradition. Significantly it excludes certain individuals, those who are labelled 'mad' or 'evil'. Instead she offers an alternative metaphysical image of the person that is derived largely from the work of Kierkegaard. Assiter argues that there is a strand of Kierkegaard's writing that offers a metaphysical picture that recognises the dependence of people u

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-157) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-87444-6

9786612874444

1-4411-4100-6

OCLC:

676697643