Reconceiving Freedom from the Shadows of Slavery
Liberty in a Nonideal World
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
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Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.In a departure from standard approaches to the concept of liberty, in this book John Christman locates and defends the concept of freedom as a fundamental social value that arose out of fights against slavery and oppression. Seen in this light, liberty must be understood as requiring more than mere non-interference or non-domination – it requires the capacity for self-government and the capabilities needed to pursue valued activities, practices, and ways of life. Christman analyses the emergence of freedom as a concept through nineteenth- and twentieth-century struggles against slavery and other oppressive social forms, and argues that a specifically positive conception best reflects its origins and is philosophically defensible in its own right. What results is a model of freedom that captures its fundamental value both as central to the theoretical architecture of constitutional democracies and as an aspiration for those striving for liberation.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2025-01-09
- Mått157 x 235 x 19 mm
- Vikt540 g
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor264
- FörlagCambridge University Press
- EAN9781009440202