Philosophy, Freedom, Language, and their Others

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Kantian and Hegelian conceptions of freedom guide this collection of essays that engage with the linguistic turn in continental philosophy to explore contemporary interpretations of freedom. Using a broad approach to the tradition of German Idealism, this volume considers its modern recasting of philosophy as a rigorous thinking practice with profound implications for individual and communal praxis and wellbeing.The collection further cultivates and demonstrates the freedom to think and engage philosophy in a critical dialogue with other fields of inquiry. This method is exemplified in the philosophy and teaching of Professor Jere P. Surber, who this book honours by using his interdisciplinary method as a springboard for new understandings of freedom in contemporary life. Contributors engage seminal thinkers on freedom including Plato, Kant, Hegel, Kierkegaard, and Debord to address the complex legacy of philosophical freedom across subjects including contemporary media, political patrimonial culture, the literary imagination, and the politics of Nelson Mandela. This results in a diverse range of perspectives on freedom from a range of expert scholars working in the philosophy of language, continental philosophy of religion, ancient philosophy, critical theory, and ethics.