The Freedom Paradox: Towards A Post-Secular Ethics [Paperback]

Clive Hamilton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2008

In this book, Hamilton forms a radical reconsideration of the meaning of freedom in the modern world, and a proposal for what he calls a "post-secular ethics"—an ethics to supercede the mores of the post-1968 Western world. Despite all of the personal and political freedoms we now enjoy in the West, Clive argues that our "inner freedom," our very human capacity for considered will and the very ethical basis of our society, has been compromised by our relentless focus on impulse and immediate gratification. Drawing on the great metaphysical philosophers Kant and Schopenhauer, Hamilton develops a new theory of morality for our times. He argues that true inner freedom and acting according to moral law are one and the same, and essential to reaching psychological maturity.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"An interesting, open-minded reflection mercifully free from fashionable opinion, dogma or ideology."  —Australian Literary Review

"Right on target and badly needed."  —Noam Chomsky on Growth Fetish

"A brave and searingly honest book by a brilliant scholar. . . . please, read this book now."  —James Gustave Speth, author, Red Sky at Morning and Dean Emeritus, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies on

Requiem for a Species

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About the Author

Clive Hamilton is one of Australia's leading thinkers, and author of the bestsellers Growth Fetish and Affluenza.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin (August 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1741755077
• ISBN-13: 978-1741755077
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,147,533 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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