The Poverty of Our Freedom: Essays 2012 - 2019

by Axel Honneth

Book Overview

There is no normative concept more appealing today than the idea of individual freedom. Political party manifestos are drawn up, legal reforms are defended, military interventions are undertaken, even decisions in personal relationships are justified - all in the name of individual freedom. But our understanding of freedom is impoverished if we try to grasp its essence merely in terms of the subjective rights of the individual.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509556338
• ISBN13: 9781509556335
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"