Liberty : its meaning and scope / Mordecai Roshwald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roshwald, Mordecai, 1921-

Series:

Contributions in philosophy ; no. 77.

Contributions in philosophy, 0084-926X ; no. 77

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The history of mankind is fraught with clashes in the quest for liberty--in the name of often contradictory ideals of freedom. Roshwald explores the diverse understandings of the term liberty and its spectrum of application, in order to achieve a coherent and consistent definition of the concept in respect to both the individual and society. The issue of liberty is examined not only from the traditional angle of political philosophy but also from a philosophical-anthropological perspective. After analyzing examples of specific approaches to freedom, and describing a theoretically and practically viable definition of liberty, the book suggests the possibility and ways of attaining the ideal.The concept of liberty has been tarnished by propaganda, conflicting political claims, and uncritical usage. This book attempts to restore value to the meaning of liberty, arguing that it must be clearly understood and defined in the context of human experience in order to be universally enjoyed. Through a cogent analysis of contradictions in individual and societal perceptions of the over-used and abused principle, this interdisciplinary volume rescues liberty from its current role as being a mere slogan and presents the possibility for individual and collective freedoms to coexist. A selected Bibliography chronicles historical and contemporary treatises on liberty.

Contents:

Cover

LIBERTY

Contents

1 Basic Questions and Assumptions

HOW TO APPROACH THE PROBLEM

STARTING DEFINITION

Right or Power

I and Others

Whim or Will

Wish and Means

MEANS OR END?

IS LIBERTY POSSIBLE?

PASSIVE AND ACTIVE LIBERTY

NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE FREEDOM

THE AGENT OF LIBERTY

INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE FREEDOM

2 Individual Liberty

LIBERTY OR LIBERTIES?

FREEDOM FROM DANGER AND FEAR

PERSONAL FREEDOM

FREEDOM FROM WANT

LIBERTY OF EXPRESSION

LIBERTY OF THE MIND

FREEDOM OF RELIGION

FREEDOM OF INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR

LIBERTY OF ASSOCIATION

POLITICAL LIBERTY

3 Collective Liberty

SOME PECULIARITIES OF COLLECTIVE LIBERTY

THE STATE AS AN AGENT OF COLLECTIVE FREEDOM

THE NATION AS AN EXPRESSION OF COLLECTIVE FREEDOM

OTHER CLAIMS OF COLLECTIVE FREEDOM

4 Liberties: Conflicts and Their Resolution

RELATIONS AMONG LIBERTIES

CONFLICTS IN THE REALM OF INDIVIDUAL LIBERTIES

CONFLICTS IN THE DOMAIN OF COLLECTIVE LIBERTIES

CONFLICTS BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE FREEDOMS

5 Freedom and Civilization

THE PROBLEM DEFINED

CIVILIZATION AS VEHICLE OF FREEDOM

FREEDOM VERSUS CIVILIZATION

FREEDOM WITHIN NORMS

OBJECTIVE LIMITATIONS OF FREEDOM

6 Ways to Secure and Enhance Liberty

LIBERTY AS A CULTIVABLE ASSET

INTERNATIONAL WAYS

DOMESTIC MEANS

INDIVIDUAL PERSONALITY

FREEDOM THROUGH EDUCATION

7 Conclusion

DISTRIBUTION OF LIBERTIES

HOMO LIBER

Notes

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 5

CHAPTER 6

CHAPTER 7

Bibliography

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-199) and index.

ISBN:

9798400678691

9780313001734

0313001731

OCLC:

55002844