Free will and Continental philosophy
Subtitle: the death without meaning
By: David Edward Rose.
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 166
ISBN-13: 9781441104748
Subjects: Free will and determinism; Continental philosophy; Liberty
Description: Free Will and Continental Philosophy explores the concepts of free-will and self-determination in the Continental philosophical tradition. David Rose examines the ways in which Continental philosophy offers a viable alternative to the hegemonic scientistic approach taken by analytic philosophy. Rose claims that the problem of free-will is only a problem if one makes an unnecessary assumption consistent with scientific rationalism. In the sphere of human action we assume that, since action is a physical event, it must be reducible to the laws and concepts of science. Hence, the problematic nature of free will raises its head, since the concept of free will is intrinsically contradictory to such a reductionist outlook. This book suggests that the Continental thinkers offer a compelling alternative by concentrating on the phenomena of human action and self-determination in order to offer the truth of freedom in different terms. Thus Rose offers a revealing investigation into the appropriate concepts and categories of human freedom and action
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Science, explanation, and dogma; title: Freud and Sartre : the property of freedom; title: Hegel, action, and avoiding the death without meaning; title: Marx and Marcuse : alienation and critical reflection; title: Rawls and Vattimo : pluralism and postmodern liberation.