Practical Necessity, Freedom, and History: From Hobbes to Marx

by David James

By means of careful analysis of relevant writings by Hobbes, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, and Marx, David James argues that the concept of practical necessity is key to understanding the nature and extent of human freedom. Practical necessity means being, or believing oneself to be, constrained to perform certain actions in the absence (whether real or imagined) of other, more attractive options, or by the high costs involved in pursuing other options...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198847882
• ISBN13: 9780198847885
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"