| A Measure of Freedom Contributor(s): Carter, Ian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198294530 ISBN-13: 9780198294535 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $228.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1999 Annotation: This book provides the first systematic account of the nature and importance of our judgements about degrees of freedom. Author Ian Carter analyzes the normative assumptions behind the claim that individuals are entitled to a measure of freedom. He argues for a conception of freedom that not only reflects commonly held intuitions about who is freer than who but is also compatible with a liberal or freedom-based theory of justice. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Civil Rights - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 323.44 |
| LCCN: 98-37478 |
| Lexile Measure: 1640 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.39 lbs) 322 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book provides the first systematic account of the nature and importance of our judgements about degrees of freedom. Author Ian Carter analyzes the normative assumptions behind the claim that individuals are entitled to a measure of freedom. He argues for a conception of freedom that not only reflects commonly held intuitions about who is freer than who but is also compatible with a liberal or freedom-based theory of justice. |