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A brief history of liberty / David Schmidtz and Jason Brennan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schmidtz, David.
- Series:
- Brief histories of philosophy.
- Brief histories of philosophy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Liberty--History.
- Liberty.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (398 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Through a fusion of philosophical, social scientific, and historical methods, A Brief History of Liberty provides a comprehensive, philosophically-informed portrait of the elusive nature of one of our most cherished ideals.Offers a succinct yet thorough survey of personal freedomExplores the true meaning of liberty, drawing philosophical lessons about liberty from historyConsiders the writings of key historical figures from Socrates and Erasmus to Hobbes, Locke, Marx, and Adam SmithCombines philosophical rigor with social scientific analysisArgues that liberty re
- Contents:
- Introduction: Conceptions of freedom
- A prehistory of liberty : forty thousand years ago
- The rule of law : AD 1075
- Religious freedom : 1517
- Freedom of commerce : 1776
- Civil liberty : 1954
- Psychological freedom, the last frontier : 1963.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612382574
- 9781282382572
- 1282382578
- 9781444358797
- 1444358790
- 9781405170796
- 1405170794
- 9781444318289
- 1444318284
- 9781444318296
- 1444318292
- OCLC:
- 778339253
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