Freedom and Culture in Western Society (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780415150002)

Critically examining conceptions of freedom of some of the leading contemporary philosophers from Isaiah Berlin to Charles Taylor, Hans Blokland explores the value and significance that freedom has acquired on our political consciousness. He looks specifically at: * positive and negative freedom * freedom of the individual * freedom and society * emancipation and paternalism * freedom and cultural politics.

Author: Hans Blokland
ISBN-10: 0415150000
ISBN-13: 9780415150002
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 03/13/1997
Pages: 319
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.46h x 6.34w x 1.13d