Showing posts with label Autonomy and responsibility. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Autonomy and responsibility. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Did Hayek acknowledge the importance of individual self-direction in his vision of spontaneous order?

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  One of the reasons why Friedrich Hayek’s vision of spontaneous order is more attractive than collectivist alternatives is because it offer...
Friday, April 26, 2024

Why do I consider myself to be a neo-Aristotelian classical liberal?

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  I pondered the above question as I read Fred D Miller’s book, Nature, Justice, and Rights in Aristotle’s Politics (published in 1995). Al...
Thursday, February 15, 2024

What makes a narrative good?

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  I asked myself the question posed above as I was reading Mich èle Lamont’s book , Seeing Others , How to Redefine Worth in a Divided World...
Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Do you live in harmony with your daimon?

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  Some readers will be wondering what the question means. What is this daimon? How does it relate to eudaimonia? How can you identify your d...
Tuesday, January 23, 2024

What is wrong with Sartre's view of self-creation?

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  I have read a great deal of the fiction written by Jean Paul Sartre, but my knowledge of his philosophical works is second-hand. I read Na...
Tuesday, August 16, 2022

What implications does a livewired brain have for personal development?

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  I was pondering this question while reading David Eagleman’s book, Livewired: the inside story of the ever-changing brain. Eagleman is a n...
Tuesday, July 5, 2022

How is it possible to believe in both right to life and freedom to choose?

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  The ongoing public debate between “right to life” and “freedom to choose” advocates, seems to be falsely suggesting that a choice must be ...