Freedom of the Individual: Expanded Edition

by Stuart Hampshire

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Stuart Hampshire's essay on human freedom offers an important analysis of concepts surrounding the central idea of intentional action.

The author contrasts the powers of animals and of inanimate things; examines the relation between power and action; and distinguishes between two kinds of self-knowledge. Explaining human freedom by means of this distinction, he focuses his attention on self-knowledge gained by introspection. He writes:...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691617988

ISBN13:9780691617985

Release Date:March 2015

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:144 Pages

Weight:0.33 lbs.

Dimensions:0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"

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Free Will & Determinism Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences

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