The Sovereign Self
Illiberal Metaphysics in a Liberal World
The noble lie on which liberalism is founded is the belief in the sovereign self.
The right says we aren’t sovereign because we’ve been brainwashed by liberal / libertine culture.
The left say we aren’t sovereign because we’ve been brainwashed by capitalism, racism, and/or patriarchy.
The question is whether you can defend liberalism without believing in t…
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