Political Freedom Problems of Philosophy Series
Auteur : Brenkert George G.
This book examines the underlying theoretical issues concerning the nature of political freedom. Arguing that most previous discussions of such freedom have been too narrowly focused, it explores both conservativism from Edmund Burke to its present resurgence, the radical tradition of Karl Marx, as well as the orthodox liberal model of freedom of John Locke, John Stuart Mill and Isaiah Berlin. Political Freedom argues that these three accounts of political freedom - conservative, liberal and radical - all have internal weaknesses which render them unsatisfactory.
In the second part of the book George Brenkert develops an alternative theory of political freedom. Using the guiding concept of empowerment, his model explores individual rights, democratic participation in government and workplace, and the need to provide the material and educational resources to allow individuals to effectively exercise their rights to self-determination. It is a clear and bold attack on the view that there is no link between freedom and power.
Date de parution : 04-2014
15.6x23.4 cm
Date de parution : 10-1991
15.6x23.4 cm
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Mots-clés :
liberal; negative; radical; rational; self-determination; conservative; oakeshott; 1962a; society; marcuse; Oakeshott 1962a; Open Road; Political Freedom; Marcuse 1969a; Marcuse 1969b; Conservative Freedom; Rational Self-determination; Freedom Simpliciter; Engels 1976a; Lenin 1966a; Marx 1975c; Initial Justification; Communal Beings; Express Legal Provision; Engels 1976b; Natural Moral Order; Appraisive Concept; Basic Political Concepts; Person's Self-determination; External Impediments; Order Desires; Natural Freedom; Violating; Logical Deductive Model; Self-determining Agent