Freedom and culture in western society
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Freedom and culture in western society
（Routledge studies in social and political thought, 5）
Routledge, 1997
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Wegen naar vrijheld: Autonomie, emancipatie en cultuur in de westerse wereld
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Originally published Amsterdam : BOOM , 1991
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
1. General Introduction 2. Isaiah Berlin on Positive and Negative Freedom 3. Freedom of the Individual 4. Freedom and Society 5. Emancipation and Paternalism 6. Final Balance and Synthesis: Freedom and Cultural Politics 7. Culture, Politics and Freedom, Epilogue, Bibliography Freedom & Autonomy, Bibliography Arts & Culture, Index
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