Ebook: Without Guilt and Justice: From Decidophobia to Autonomy

Princeton University Philosopher Walter Kaufmann says that there is one age-old but hitherto unrecognized fear that is nearly universal. It is 'Decidophobia', the morbid dread of making fateful decisions" -- an ostrich-like defense that drives people to seek refuge in conformity, religion, political movements, and marriage. Ever since TIME magazine published the above preview of Professor Kaufmann's new insight, the obvious question has remained unanswered. If decidophobia is the paralysis of our time, what is the alternative? This book is the answer. Already hailed as "a major landmark in modern philosophy,"* "a bracing mindstretcher" * and "nothing less than an original view of human happiness,"* this is Dr. Kaufmann's "most penetrating and important work."* Though calmly reasoned, his arguments deliver the impact of demolition charges. Love is "corruptible;" The Golden Rule "intolerable;" nobody "deserves" punishment; equality is "decrepit." But alienation is essential to attain the psychic energy and inner resources of The New Integrity. Professor Kaufmann proposes a radically honest life of creative autonomy as the only constructive escape from the chains of guilt and justice.