Melancholic Freedom Agency and the Spirit of Politics |
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| Author:
| Kim, David Kyuman |
| Series title: | Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-281-16518-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2007 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $87.75 |
Book Description:
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Why does agency-the capacity to make choices and to act in the world-matter to us? Why is it meaningful that our intentions have effects in the world, that they reflect our sense of identity, that they embody what we value? What kinds of motivations are available for political agency and judgment in an age that lacks the enthusiasm associated with the great emancipatory movements for civil rights and gender equality? What are the conditions for the possibility of being an effective...
More DescriptionWhy does agency-the capacity to make choices and to act in the world-matter to us? Why is it meaningful that our intentions have effects in the world, that they reflect our sense of identity, that they embody what we value? What kinds of motivations are available for political agency and judgment in an age that lacks the enthusiasm associated with the great emancipatory movements for civil rights and gender equality? What are the conditions for the possibility of being an effective agent when the meaning of democracy has become less transparent? David Kyuman Kim addresses these crucial questions by uncovering the political, moral, philosophical, and religious dimensions of human agency. Kim treats agency as a form of religious experience that reflects implicit and explicit notions of the good.