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Gustav Ferdinand Bockshammer

 
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Synopsis

Bockshammer, On The Freedom Of The Will by Gustav Ferdinand Bockshammer. This philosophical treatise offers a rigorous examination of human freedom, contrasting empirical freedom with determinism and exploring how freedom may coexist with natural law and divine sovereignty. The author defines freedom as conscious self determination, not merely the absence of constraint, and distinguishes it from a simplistic dominion of intellect over appetite or the mere ability to choose good or evil. He argues that evil arises from a disordered unity of the spirit’s powers rather than from freedom itself, and that sin emerges from a historical origin, yet does not negate the ongoing possibility of moral reform and redemption. The work engages with Schelling, Kant, and other German transcendental thinkers, seeking to ground freedom in a broader metaphysical framework that includes God and nature. The Translator stresses fidelity to the author while situating the essay within early 19th century German philosophy.

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