Perennial Questions, Contemporary Responses
Author | : Karl E. Smith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 510 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Autonomy (Philosophy) |
ISBN | : |
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Questions of what humans are capable of, the 'nature' of our relationships to each other and to the world around us, and how we should live, are perennial, preceding the advent of philosophy as a distinct mode of inquiry, and remaining central to the later development of social theory. These questions appear to be both prohibitive and seductive - that they appear to be irresolvable makes it tempting to leave them alone, yet we cannot do that either. I bring Cornelius Castoriadis and Charles Taylor together to grapple with questions at the core of philosophical enquiry: Who am I?, Who are we? and How are we to live?