Author: Michael KammenPublisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1578063949
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
A historical overview of the concept of liberty in American culture and thought
Spheres of Liberty
Author: Michael KammenPublisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1578063949
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
A historical overview of the concept of liberty in American culture and thought
On Liberty
Author: John Stuart MillPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Liberty
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
On Liberty
Author: John Stuart MillPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781536930368
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
In his much quoted, seminal work, On Liberty, John Stuart Mill attempts to establish standards for the relationship between authority and liberty. He emphasizes the importance of individuality which he conceived as a prerequisite to the higher pleasures-the summum bonum of Utilitarianism. Published in 1859, On Liberty presents one of the most eloquent defenses of individual freedom and is perhaps the most widely-read liberal argument in support of the value of liberty.
On Civil Liberty and Self-government
Author: Francis LieberPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Democracy
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
The Sphere and Duties of Government
Author: Wilhelm Freiherr von HumboldtPublisher: London : J. Chapman
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
The Proper Sphere of Government: a Reprint of a Series of Letters, Originally Published in “The Nonconformist.”
Author: Herbert SpencerThe Liberty of Ancients Compared with that of Moderns
Author: Benjamin ConstantPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
This is an essay by Benjamin Constant. In this essay, Constant contrasted two views on freedom: one held by "the Ancients," particularly those in Classical Greece, and the other by members of modern societies. He investigates the dangers of attempting to impose ancient liberty in a modern context, as well as the risks associated with each type of liberty. The danger of ancient liberty was that men, preoccupied with securing their share of social power, might place too little value on individual rights and pleasures. The danger of modern liberty is that we will give up our right to participate in political power too easily, absorbed in the enjoyment of our independence and the pursuit of our particular interests." Constant believes that the two types of liberty must eventually be combined.
The Constitution of Liberty
Author: F.A. HayekPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429637977
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Originally published in 1960, The Constitution of Liberty delineates and defends the principles of a free society and traces the origin, rise, and decline of the rule of law. Casting a skeptical eye on the growth of the welfare state, Hayek examines the challenges to freedom posed by an ever expanding government as well as its corrosive effect on the creation, preservation, and utilization of knowledge. In distinction to those who confidently call for the state to play a greater role in society, Hayek puts forward a nuanced argument for prudence. Guided by this quality, he elegantly demonstrates that a free market system in a democratic polity—under the rule of law and with strong constitutional protections of individual rights—represents the best chance for the continuing existence of liberty. Striking a balance between skepticism and hope, Hayek’s profound insights remain strikingly vital half a century on. This definitive edition of The Constitution of Liberty will give a new generation the opportunity to learn from Hayek’s enduring wisdom.
Liberty and Security
Author: Conor GeartyPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0745669980
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
All aspire to liberty and security in their lives but few people truly enjoy them. This book explains why this is so. In what Conor Gearty calls our 'neo-democratic' world, the proclamation of universal liberty and security is mocked by facts on the ground: the vast inequalities in supposedly free societies, the authoritarian regimes with regular elections, and the terrible socio-economic deprivation camouflaged by cynically proclaimed commitments to human rights. Gearty's book offers an explanation of how this has come about, providing also a criticism of the present age which tolerates it. He then goes on to set out a manifesto for a better future, a place where liberty and security can be rich platforms for everyone's life. The book identifies neo-democracies as those places which play at democracy so as to disguise the injustice at their core. But it is not just the new 'democracies' that have turned 'neo', the so-called established democracies are also hurtling in the same direction, as is the United Nations. A new vision of universal freedom is urgently required. Drawing on scholarship in law, human rights and political science this book argues for just such a vision, one in which the great achievements of our democratic past are not jettisoned as easily as were the socialist ideals of the original democracy-makers.
Author: Herbert Spencer