Kierkegaard, Metaphysics and Political Theory

Alison Assiter argues that the notion of the person that lies at the heart of the liberal tradition is derived from a Kantian and Cartesian metaphysic. This metaphysic, according to her, is flawed and it permeates a number of aspects of the tradition. Significantly it excludes certain individuals, those who are labelled ''mad'' or ''evil''. Instead she offers an alternative metaphysical image of t...