Necessity, Volition, and Love by Harry G. Frankfurt and Harry B. Frankfurt (1998, Trade Paperback)

Cambridge University Press

0521633958

9780521633956

372805

Harry B. Frankfurt, Harry G. Frankfurt

Necessity, Volition, and Love

Trade Paperback

English

1998

Textbook

196 Pages

9in

0.4in

6in

10.6 Oz

B29 .F6924 1999

‘This collection is not only philosophically instructive, it is also a joy to read, being both crisp and clear in the outline and development of complex ideas.’The Journal of Value Inquiry, "Readers will be struck anew by the depth and integrity of Frankfurt's thought, as well as the sheer delight of his prose. While many will disagree sharply with Frankfurt's insistence that autonomy arises from volitional necessities that define the essential natures of persons, they will find that, like me, they cannot help but care about his work." Ethics, 'This collection is not only philosophically instructive, it is also a joy to read, being both crisp and clear in the outline and development of complex ideas.' The Journal of Value Inquiry

Preface; Sources; 1. The logic of omnipotence; 2. Descartes' discussion of his existence in the second meditation; 3. Descartes on the creation of the eternal truths; 4. Two motivations for rationalism: Descartes and Spinoza; 5. Continuous creation, ontological inertia, and the discontinuity of time; 6. Concerning the freedom and limits of the will; 7. On the usefulness of final ends; 8. The faintest passion; 9. On the necessity of ideals; 10. On God's creation; 11. Autonomy, necessity, and love; 12. An alleged asymmetry between actions and omissions; 13. Equality and respect; 14. On caring.

1999

College Audience

Ethics & Moral Philosophy, General

98-008081

110

21

Yes

Philosophy