Reclaiming Liberty [electronic resource] : From Crisis to Empowerment /
Bentwich, M.author.
Based on a reconstruction of earlier liberal conceptions of liberty (the political theories of John Locke & J.S. Mill), this book stresses the empowering nature of liberal freedom and explains why such a concept of liberty better addresses two key contemporary challenges in liberal theory and praxis: wealth redistribution and multiculturalism.
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Liberty in Crisis: From Berlin's Division to Contemporary Practical Challenges; 2 Empowering Liberty: Liberty as Interrelated Self and Societal Empowerment; 3 Empowering Liberty and Debates about Redistributive Policies; 4 Empowering Liberty in a Multicultural Society: A Liberal-Democratic View; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Based on a reconstruction of earlier liberal conceptions of liberty (the political theories of John Locke & J.S. Mill), this book stresses the empowering nature of liberal freedom and explains why such a concept of liberty better addresses two key contemporary challenges in liberal theory and praxis: wealth redistribution and multiculturalism.
Locke, John, 1632-1704
Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873
Locke, John, 1632-1704.
Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873.
Political theory.
Political philosophy.
Political sociology.
Political science.
Comparative politics.
World politics.
Political Theory.
Political Philosophy.
Political Sociology.
Political Science.
Comparative Politics.
Political History.