Liberty and Self-Deception

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https://doi.org/10.36253/rifp-2794

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liberty, self-deception, autonomy

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The article analyses the concept of self-deception by relating it to the question of negative and positive liberty. After examining the specificity of the phenomenon of self-deception, the text proposes to limit its possible negative outcomes through the rational subject’s recourse to precommitment.

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2024-12-30

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Galeotti, A. E. (2024). Liberty and Self-Deception. Rivista Italiana Di Filosofia Politica, (7), 13–32. https://doi.org/10.36253/rifp-2794

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