The origins of free peoples / Jason Caro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Caro, Jason, 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberty.

Physical Description:

xv, 158 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Continuum International Pub. Group, [2011]

Summary:

Caro (political science, U. of Houston) sets forth a theory for the origins of "free peoples" in the world (by which he means polities that place freedom in a privileged place over other values such as equality, happiness, fairness, etc.). He posits the existence in political societies of "proto-freedom," which can take the form of popular intuitions, philosophers' institutions, the self-evident truths of Thomas Jefferson, and the thoughts of slaves, to cite some examples. It is when this "proto-freedom" comes under threat that it serves as the basis for the transition to "freedom," if, that is, the "anti-freedom" that threatens it also conforms to certain factors. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

Chronology 5

Synecdoche 9

Indictment 13

How Did This Study Originate? 21

Chapter 2 Prerevolutionary Liberty 26

Hypothesis 29

Sovereignty 31

Liberty as Grant 35

Tyranny of the Laws 38

Examples 41

Ramifications 45

Chapter 3 That Other Liberty 51

Locke's First Satire 56

Ramifications 67

Chapter 4 A Theory of Liberation 71

Benn: Proto-freedom 75

Benn: Anti-freedom 80

Benn: Full Freedom 83

Swanton: Introduction 85

Swanton: Proto-freedom 86

Swanton: Anti-freedom 90

Conclusion 98

Chapter 5 Secrets of Freedom 104

Perfect Origins 108

Definitions 112

Perfecting the Past 115

Perfecting the Present 124

Chapter 6 The Fate of Freedom 135.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781441113047

1441113045

OCLC:

656158828