Beyond liberal Utopia: Freedom as the problem of modernity
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Pfau, T
Published in: European Romantic Review
April 1, 2008
This essay critiques the concept of the punctual or autonomous self that served as the foundation of classical liberalism and its moral philosophy, beginning in the work of A. Smith, T. Paine, and I. Kant. Grounded in the language of rights, personal liberty, and rational self-possession, the modern individual is paradoxically characterized as a unique agent and as formally equivalent to all other such beings. Furthermore, its political and epistemological claims rest on unexamined assumptions about freedom that would be severely challenged by the pessimistic turn of much nineteenth-century literary and philosophical narrative.
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European Romantic Review
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1740-4657
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1050-9585
Publication Date
April 1, 2008
Volume
19
Issue
2
Start / End Page
83 / 103
Related Subject Headings
- Literary Studies
- 2005 Literary Studies
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Pfau, T. (2008). Beyond liberal Utopia: Freedom as the problem of modernity. European Romantic Review, 19(2), 83–103. https://doi.org/10.1080/10509580802030243
Pfau, T. “Beyond liberal Utopia: Freedom as the problem of modernity.” European Romantic Review 19, no. 2 (April 1, 2008): 83–103. https://doi.org/10.1080/10509580802030243.
Pfau T. Beyond liberal Utopia: Freedom as the problem of modernity. European Romantic Review. 2008 Apr 1;19(2):83–103.
Pfau, T. “Beyond liberal Utopia: Freedom as the problem of modernity.” European Romantic Review, vol. 19, no. 2, Apr. 2008, pp. 83–103. Scopus, doi:10.1080/10509580802030243.
Pfau T. Beyond liberal Utopia: Freedom as the problem of modernity. European Romantic Review. 2008 Apr 1;19(2):83–103.
Published In
European Romantic Review
DOI
EISSN
1740-4657
ISSN
1050-9585
Publication Date
April 1, 2008
Volume
19
Issue
2
Start / End Page
83 / 103
Related Subject Headings
- Literary Studies
- 2005 Literary Studies