A Theory of Freedom

by Stanley I. Benn

Book Overview

This book is a major contribution to the study of the philosophy of action, moral philosophy, and political philosophy. Its central idea is a radically unorthodox theory of rational action. Most contemporary Anglo-American philosophers believe that action is motivated by desire. Professor Benn rejects the doctrine and replaces it with a reformulation of Kant's ethical and political theory, in which rational action can be determined simply by principles,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521348021
• ISBN13: 9780521348027
• Release Date: August 1988
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.7"