{"product_id":"a-theory-of-freedom-paperback-9780521348027","title":"A Theory of Freedom (Paperback) 9780521348027","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Theory of Freedom\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is a major contribution to the study of the philosophy of action, moral philosophy, and political philosophy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStanley I. Benn (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521348027, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 26 August 1988\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e356 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.566 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 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, regardless of consequences. The book analyzes the way in which value conflicts can be rationally resolved, the objectivity of value, the concept of moral personality, the principles of non-interference and respect of persons, the ideals of autonomy and community and various aspects of individual rights - focusing on the rights to freedom, welfare, and privacy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword Miriam Benn and Gerald F. Gaus\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e 1. persons and values\u003cbr\u003e 2. Practical rationality and commitment\u003cbr\u003e 3. Reasons in conflict: quandaries and consistency\u003cbr\u003e 4. Values and objectivity\u003cbr\u003e 5. natural personality and moral personality\u003cbr\u003e 6. The principle of respect for persons\u003cbr\u003e 7. Freedom of action\u003cbr\u003e 8. Freedom as autarchy\u003cbr\u003e 9. Autonomy, and positive freedom\u003cbr\u003e 10. Autonomy, integration, and self-development\u003cbr\u003e 11. Self-realization, instinctual freedom, and autonomy\u003cbr\u003e 12. Autonomy, association, and community\u003cbr\u003e 13. Human rights and moral responsibility\u003cbr\u003e 15. Interests in privacy\u003cbr\u003e 16. Conclusion: a semantic theory of freedom\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; political philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; political philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20political%20philosophy%20%5BHPS%5D%22\"\u003eHPS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004692189464,"sku":"9780521348027","price":41.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521348027i_cb204023-883d-40dc-b22f-5aa52660ea61.jpg?v=1691375530","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-theory-of-freedom-paperback-9780521348027","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}