Critique of Freedom: The Central Problem of Modernity

by Otfried Höffe

Book Overview

In this ambitious book, philosopher Otfried H ffe provides a sophisticated account of the principle of freedom and its role in the project of modernity. H ffe addresses a set of complex questions concerning the possibility of political justice and equity in the modern world, the destruction of nature, the dissolving of social cohesion, and the deregulation of uncontrollable markets. Through these considerations, he shows how the idea of freedom is...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022646590X
• ISBN13: 9780226465906
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.1"