Freedom Paradox: Towards a post-secular ethics
Jan 2008 · Allen & Unwin
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Why is it so many of us lack contentment, despite all the wealth and freedoms we enjoy?
The
past two centuries delivered individual and political freedoms that
promised unprecedented opportunities for personal fulfilment. Yet
citizens of affluent countries are encouraged to pursue lives of
consumerism, endless choice and the pleasures of the body.
Clive
Hamilton argues that the paradox of modern consumer life is that we are
deprived of our inner freedom by our very pursuit of our own desires. He
turns to metaphysics to find a source of transformation that lies
beyond the cultural, political and social philosophies that form the
bedrock of contemporary western thought.
His search takes him to
an unexpected conclusion: that we cannot be truly free unless we commit
ourselves to a moral life. The implications of this conclusion are
profound, and they challenge many deeply held beliefs in modern secular
society.
The Freedom Paradox is a bold and important work that goes to the heart of what it means to be human.
The
past two centuries delivered individual and political freedoms that
promised unprecedented opportunities for personal fulfilment. Yet
citizens of affluent countries are encouraged to pursue lives of
consumerism, endless choice and the pleasures of the body.
Clive
Hamilton argues that the paradox of modern consumer life is that we are
deprived of our inner freedom by our very pursuit of our own desires. He
turns to metaphysics to find a source of transformation that lies
beyond the cultural, political and social philosophies that form the
bedrock of contemporary western thought.
His search takes him to
an unexpected conclusion: that we cannot be truly free unless we commit
ourselves to a moral life. The implications of this conclusion are
profound, and they challenge many deeply held beliefs in modern secular
society.
The Freedom Paradox is a bold and important work that goes to the heart of what it means to be human.
About the author
Clive Hamilton is one of Australia's leading thinkers, and author of the bestsellers Requiem for a Species, Affluenza and Growth Fetish.
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