Freedom Paradox: Towards a Post-Secular EthicsAllen & Unwin, 2011 - 256 עמודים "Why is it so many of us lack contentment, despite all the wealth and freedoms we enjoy? The past two centuries delivered individual and political freedoms that promised unprecedented opportunities for personal fulfilment. Yet citizens of affluent countries are encouraged to pursue lives of consumerism, endless choice and the pleasures of the body. The paradox of modern consumer life is that we are deprived of our inner freedom by our very pursuit of our own desires. The author turns to metaphysics to find a source of transformation that lies beyond the cultural, political and social philosophies that form the bedrock of contemporary western thought. His search takes him to an unexpected conclusion: that we cannot be truly free unless we commit ourselves to a moral life"--Provided by publisher. |
תוכן
Philosophical foundations | 83 |
Towards a postsecular ethics | 159 |
Moral judge or moral adviser? | 245 |
Freedom rediscovered | 295 |
Notes | 340 |
Index | 367 |
Back cover | 382 |
מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
The Freedom Paradox: Towards a Post-Secular Ethics <span dir=ltr>Clive Hamilton</span> תצוגה מקדימה מוגבלת - 2008 |
Freedom Paradox: Towards a post-secular ethics <span dir=ltr>Clive Hamilton</span> תצוגה מקדימה מוגבלת - 2008 |
The Freedom Paradox: Towards a Post-Secular Ethics <span dir=ltr>Clive Hamilton</span> אין תצוגה מקדימה זמינה - 2008 |
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
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