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The liberty reader / edited and introduced by David Miller.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Routledge, 2016Copyright date: �2006Description: 1 online resource (v, 280 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781351560269
  • 1351560263
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Liberty reader.DDC classification:
  • 323.4 23
LOC classification:
  • JC585 .L429 2006eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Liberal legislation and freedom of contract / T.H. Green -- Two concepts of liberty / Isaiah Berlin -- Freedom and politics / Hannah Arendt -- Freedom and coercion / F.A. Hayek -- Negative and positive freedom / Gerald C. MacCallum, Jr -- Individual liberty / Hillel Steiner -- What's wrong with negative liberty / Charles Taylor -- Capitalism, freedom, and the proletariat / G.A. Cohen -- Constraints on freedom / David Miller -- Toward a feminist theory of freedom / Nancy J. Hirschmann -- The republican ideal of freedom / Philip Pettit -- A third concept of liberty / Quentin Skinner.
Summary: For centuries past, the quest for liberty has driven political movements across the globe, inspiring revolutions in America, France, China and many other countries. Now, we have Iraq and the idea of liberation through preemption. What is this liberty that is so fervently pursued? Does it mean a private space for individuals, the capacity for free and rational choice, or collective self-rule? What is the difference between positive and negative liberty, or the relationship between freedom and coercion? Reflecting on these questions reveals a surprisingly rich landscape of ideas - and further questions. "The Liberty Reader" collects twelve of the most important and insightful essays on issues of freedom currently available. It is essential reading for students of social and political theory, political philosophy, and anyone who wants a deeper understanding of the variety of ideas and ideals behind perennial human strivings for liberty.
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Updated and revised ed. of: Liberty. 1991.

For centuries past, the quest for liberty has driven political movements across the globe, inspiring revolutions in America, France, China and many other countries. Now, we have Iraq and the idea of liberation through preemption. What is this liberty that is so fervently pursued? Does it mean a private space for individuals, the capacity for free and rational choice, or collective self-rule? What is the difference between positive and negative liberty, or the relationship between freedom and coercion? Reflecting on these questions reveals a surprisingly rich landscape of ideas - and further questions. "The Liberty Reader" collects twelve of the most important and insightful essays on issues of freedom currently available. It is essential reading for students of social and political theory, political philosophy, and anyone who wants a deeper understanding of the variety of ideas and ideals behind perennial human strivings for liberty.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-265) and index.

Liberal legislation and freedom of contract / T.H. Green -- Two concepts of liberty / Isaiah Berlin -- Freedom and politics / Hannah Arendt -- Freedom and coercion / F.A. Hayek -- Negative and positive freedom / Gerald C. MacCallum, Jr -- Individual liberty / Hillel Steiner -- What's wrong with negative liberty / Charles Taylor -- Capitalism, freedom, and the proletariat / G.A. Cohen -- Constraints on freedom / David Miller -- Toward a feminist theory of freedom / Nancy J. Hirschmann -- The republican ideal of freedom / Philip Pettit -- A third concept of liberty / Quentin Skinner.

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