| Political Freedom Contributor(s): Brenkert, George G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415033721 ISBN-13: 9780415033725 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1991 Annotation: The debate over political freedom is a central contemporary concern, not only in the West, but also in Eastern Europe and around the world. b /b b i Political Freedom /i /b begins with an examination of the three important accounts that inform this debate: the conservative view found in the work of Edmund Burke and Michael Oakeshott; the liberal account of John Locke, J.S. Mill and Isaiah Berlin; and the radical tradition that originated with Karl Marx. br br In this study, George Brenkert argues that these conservative views, as developed in modern political thought, fail to meet even their own standards and that none will serve as a satisfactory model of political freedom. In the second part of this book, the author develops an alternative model of political freedom as empowerment. This model argues that discussions of political freedom must acknowledge multiple definitions of political freedom rather than a single concept. br br b /b b i Political Freedom /i /b provides a judicious survey and imaginative development of the debate surrounding the political dimensions of freedom. It will appeal to readers in the fields of philosophy, political theory, jurisprudence, and sociology, as well as anyone interested in this important contemporary issue. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Civil Rights - Philosophy |
| Dewey: 323.44 |
| LCCN: 90027022 |
| Lexile Measure: 1250 |
| Series: Problems of Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 1.04" H x 6.18" W x 8.82" (1.13 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |