Schmidtz / Brennan A Brief History of Liberty

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4443-5879-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
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E-Book, Englisch, 280 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Brief Histories of Philosophy

Through a fusion of philosophical, social scientific, andhistorical methods, A Brief History of Liberty provides acomprehensive, philosophically-informed portrait of the elusivenature of one of our most cherished ideals.

* Offers a succinct yet thorough survey of personal freedom

* Explores the true meaning of liberty,drawing philosophical lessons about liberty from history

* Considers the writings of key historical figures from Socratesand Erasmus to Hobbes, Locke, Marx, and Adam Smith

* Combines philosophical rigor with social scientificanalysis

* Argues that liberty refers to a range of related but specificideas rather than limiting the concept to one definition

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schmidtz, David

Brennan, Jason

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments vii
Introduction: Conceptions of Freedom 1
1 A Prehistory of Liberty: Forty Thousand Years Ago 30
2 The Rule of Law: ad 1075 60
3 Religious Freedom: 1517 93
4 Freedom of Commerce: 1776 120
5 Civil Liberty: 1954 169
6 Psychological Freedom, the Last Frontier: 1963 208
Bibliography 244
Index 261

Über Autor(innen)

David Schmidtz is Kendrick Professor of Philosophy, jointProfessor of Economics, and Director of the Freedom Center at theUniversity of Arizona. His articles have appeared in the Journalof Philosophy, Ethics, and Political Theory.
Jason Brennan is Assistant Professor of Philosophy,Research, at Brown University, and a faculty associate of thePolitical Theory Project at Brown University. His articles haveappeared in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, TheAustralasian Journal of Philosophy, and Ratio.