How Long to Read Retrieving Freedom

How Long Does it Take to Read Retrieving Freedom?

It takes the average reader 11 hours and 1 minute to read Retrieving Freedom by D. C. Schindler

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Retrieving Freedom is a provocative, big-picture book, taking a long view of the “rise and fall” of the classical understanding of freedom. In response to the evident shortcomings of the notion of freedom that dominates contemporary discourse, Retrieving Freedom seeks to return to the sources of the Western tradition to recover a more adequate understanding. This book begins by setting forth the ancient Greek conception—summarized from the conclusion of D. C. Schindler’s previous tour de force of political and moral reasoning, Freedom from Reality—and the ancient Hebrew conception, arguing that at the heart of the Christian vision of humanity is a novel synthesis of the apparently opposed views of the Greeks and Jews. This synthesis is then taken as a measure that guides an in-depth exploration of landmark figures framing the history of the Christian appropriation of the classical tradition. Schindler conducts his investigation through five different historical periods, focusing in each case on a polarity, a pair of figures who represent the spectrum of views from that time: Plotinus and Augustine from late antiquity, Dionysius the Areopagite and Maximus the Confessor from the patristic period, Anselm and Bernard from the early middle ages, Bonaventure and Aquinas from the high middle ages, and, finally, Godfrey of Fontaines and John Duns Scotus from the late middle ages. In the end, we rediscover dimensions of freedom that have gone missing in contemporary discourse, and thereby identify tasks that remain to be accomplished. Schindler’s masterful study will interest philosophers, political theorists, and students and scholars of intellectual history, especially those who seek an alternative to contemporary philosophical understandings of freedom.

How long is Retrieving Freedom?

Retrieving Freedom by D. C. Schindler is 646 pages long, and a total of 165,376 words.

This makes it 218% the length of the average book. It also has 202% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Retrieving Freedom Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 15 hours and 3 minutes to read Retrieving Freedom aloud.

What Reading Level is Retrieving Freedom?

Retrieving Freedom is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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