Ways of Being Bound: Perspectives from post-Kantian Philosophy and Relational Sociology

This book addresses the topic of ''being bound'' from a philosophical and a sociological perspective. It examines several ways in which we are bound. We are bound to acknowledge the truth and to follow laws; we are bound to others and to the world. Who we are is partly defined by those bonds, regardless of whether we live up to them – or even of whether we acknowledge them. Puzzling questions aris...