Being and Freedom

Being and Freedom is as much a consideration of European moral thought in the age of the rise of mass democracy and the age of a crisis in Christianity as it is an examination of what 'late modern' philosophers have to say about normativity and reasons. It is a remarkable achievement. * James Harris, Philosophical Quarterly * An impressive and important contribution to our understanding of late modern ethics and will be an essential resource for anyone with serious interests in the history of ethics. * David O. Brink, Mind * This is more than a work of intellectual history; Skorupski's discussion is critical, and he applies some of the lessons from this period to contemporary issues in ethics and metaethics. The range and depth of this book make it an indispensable resource for study of ethics, political theory, or the history of ideas * M. A. Michael, Choice * Ce livre est indispensable, à la fois par sa clart´e et sa lucidit´e, par la profondeur de son enquête historique, par l'originalit´e des vues d'un des philosophes britanniques les plus importantes dans les discussions contemporaines sur les norms et les raisons, et par son sens, si rare chez les philosophes analytiques, de la synthèse et de l'histoire. * Pascal Engel, Revue de Metaphysique et de Morale * This book is indispensable for its clarity and lucidity, for the depth of its historical investigation, for the originality of the views of one of the most important British philosophers in contemporary discussion of norms and reasons, and for its sense of synthesis and history, so rare among analytic philosophers. * Pascal Engel, Revue de Metaphysique et de Morale *