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July 30, 2011
“We read what we want, when we want,” Jacobs declares proudly. “We are free readers.”
Here it’s worth asking what it means to be free.Jacobs’s unstated answer is the standard one of late modern liberalism—freedom defined solely as freedom of choice. The classical conception of freedom—in which the object of desire toward which the will is directed is more important than the mere freedom to direct the will—provides a more satisfying answer, at least for the purposes of reading. In this view, liberty of choice is not the pinnacle of, but only the necessary condition for, true freedom, which consists of choosing well among available options. -- Reading Beats Tweeting by Brian Patrick Eha - City Journal
Posted by Vanderleun at July 30, 2011 12:09 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.