Independence of mind
By: Timothy Macklem
Series: Oxford scholarship online
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9780191709074
Subjects: Autonomy (Philosophy); Civil rights; Human rights; Philosophy
Description: Fundamental freedoms of conscience, speech, privacy and religion are now an essential part of the fabric of Western political thought and society. This book undertakes a comprehensive philosophical examination of their moral bases. It offers an analysis of what makes these particular freedoms matter to us.
Notes: Originally published: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.