Roots of freedom : a primer on modern liberty / John W. Danford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Danford, John W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberty--History.

Liberty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 p.)

Place of Publication:

Wilmington, Delaware : ISI Books, [2004]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<DIV>John Danford is Professor of Political Science at Loyola University in Chicago, and is the recipient of numerous teaching awards and distinguished fellowships. He is the author of <I>Wittgenstein and Political Philosophy: A Reexamination of the Foundations of Social Science</I> (University of Chicago Press, 1978) and <I>David Hume and the Problem of Reason: Recovering the Human Sciences </I>(Yale University Press, 1990).<BR /><br clear=""all"" /> <BR /></DIV>

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 Roots in Ancient Greece; Chapter 2 Roots in Premodern Christianity; Chapter 3 The Emergence from Feudalism; Chapter 4 The Protestant Reformation; Chapter 5 The Modern Project; Chapter 6 Science, Ambition, and Conquest; Chapter 7 Natural Rights and the Natural Condition; Chapter 8 Property and Liberty; Chapter 9 Commerce and Liberty; Chapter 10 Wealth, Cooperation, and Freedom; Chapter 11 Prices and Markets; Chapter 12 American Liberty; Chapter 13 Majority Tyranny; Chapter 14 Free Societies and the Future; Index

Copyright Page

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781497648906

1497648904