Practical Necessity, Freedom, and History: From Hobbes to Marx

by David James and David James

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By means of careful analysis of relevant writings by Hobbes, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, and Marx, David James argues that the concept of practical necessity is key to understanding the nature and extent of human freedom. Practical necessity means being, or believing oneself to be, constrained to perform certain actions in the absence (whether real or imagined) of other, more attractive options, or by the high costs involved in pursuing other options...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0198847882

ISBN13:9780198847885

Release Date:May 2021

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:244 Pages

Weight:1.35 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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Philosophy

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