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The Importance of What We Care About: Philosophical Essays
Harry G. Frankfurt
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Paperback. A collection of thirteen seminal essays on ethics, free will, and the philosophy of mind, first published in 1988. Num Pages: 202 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 278. Philosophical Essays. 202 pages. A collection of thirteen seminal essays on ethics, free will, and the philosophy of mind. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPQ. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 12. Weight: 278.
This 1988 volume is a collection of thirteen seminal essays on ethics, free will, and the philosophy of mind. The essays deal with such central topics as freedom of the will, moral responsibility, the concept of a person, the structure of the will, the nature of action, the constitution of the self, and the theory of personal ideals. By focusing on the distinctive nature of human freedom, Professor Frankfurt is able to explore fundamental problems of what it is to be a person and of what one should care about in life.
This 1988 volume is a collection of thirteen seminal essays on ethics, free will, and the philosophy of mind. The essays deal with such central topics as freedom of the will, moral responsibility, the concept of a person, the structure of the will, the nature of action, the constitution of the self, and the theory of personal ideals. By focusing on the distinctive nature of human freedom, Professor Frankfurt is able to explore fundamental problems of what it is to be a person and of what one should care about in life.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
202
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521336116
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V9780521336116
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Reviews for The Importance of What We Care About: Philosophical Essays
'Harry G. Frankfurt is one of the great philosophers of our time. For those who lament that contemporary academic philosophy has become too technical and detached from basic questions of human meaning and value, . . .[On Bullshit is] a breath of fresh air.' Robert George, Princeton University, Princeton Alumni Weekly