School of thought : 101 great liberal thinkers / Eamonn Butler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Butler, Eamonn, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberalism.

Economic history.

Free enterprise.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Institute of Economic Affairs, [2019]

Summary:

School of Thought - 101 Great Liberal Thinkers profiles the lives and ideas of some of the leading thinkers on individual liberty - from ancient times to the present day. Award-winning author Eamonn Butler outlines key elements of liberal thought and takes a chronological look at those who shaped it across the centuries. He identifies their common goals - but also highlights their differing views on, for example, the extent of government involvement in our daily lives. For anyone interested in politics, government, social institutions, capitalism, rights, liberty and morality, School of Thought - 101 Great Liberal Thinkers provides a clear and concise introduction to a set of radical ideas - and the thinkers behind them.

Contents:

Intro

_GoBack

The thinkers

About the author

1 Introduction

What this book is about

Who this book is for

How this book is laid out

2 Liberalism and liberal thinkers

What is a liberal?

What is a 'liberal thinker'?

Some of the key classical liberal debates

3 Ancient liberal thinkers

Early origins of liberalism

Medieval ideas of freedom

4 Early modern thinkers

5 The age of reason

6 Revolutionaries and radicals

7 The age of reform

8 The modern era

9 The free economy and society

10 Contemporary liberal thinkers

11 Conclusion

The liberal debate

Is this a liberal world?

12 101 more liberal quotations

About the IEA

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Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780255367776

0255367775

9780255367783

0255367783