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Summary: Great Philosophy in Action
Review: Contours of Agency is a great book in several respects. First, the essays by several philosophers summarize aspects of work covering the career of Harry Frankfurt. Second, almost every essay in this volume is offering something critical of Frankfurt's work. The best part is not only are these criticisms coming from some of the brightest philosophers in the field, but one gets to see how Frankfurt responds to each of them. So, if you are interested in autonomy, freedom, personal identity, action, and all issues related, this is a must have book. Jonathan Lear's paper, "Love's Authority," states:"However contentious the analytic-philosophical community tends to be, I think everyone would agree with this claim: that Harry Frankfurt is interesting. He is interested in interesting ways about interesting things. For over thirty years he has been delighting us with deep and fascinating thoughts about what is involved in being a person. And if we reflect on that delight, I think we shall see that Frankfurt has elicited a response that comes from the best of ourselves." In my opinion, Jonathan Lear is correct. The papers and responses in this book are evidence of this truth.
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Summary: Great Philosophy in Action
Review: Contours of Agency is a great book in several respects. First, the essays by several philosophers summarize aspects of work covering the career of Harry Frankfurt. Second, almost every essay in this volume is offering something critical of Frankfurt's work. The best part is not only are these criticisms coming from some of the brightest philosophers in the field, but one gets to see how Frankfurt responds to each of them. So, if you are interested in autonomy, freedom, personal identity, action, and all issues related, this is a must have book. Jonathan Lear's paper, "Love's Authority," states: "However contentious the analytic-philosophical community tends to be, I think everyone would agree with this claim: that Harry Frankfurt is interesting. He is interested in interesting ways about interesting things. For over thirty years he has been delighting us with deep and fascinating thoughts about what is involved in being a person. And if we reflect on that delight, I think we shall see that Frankfurt has elicited a response that comes from the best of ourselves." In my opinion, Jonathan Lear is correct. The papers and responses in this book are evidence of this truth.
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