Reclaiming liberty
Subtitle: from crisis to empowerment
By: Miriam Bentwich
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Houndsmill, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9780230285323
Subjects: Multiculturalism; Philosophy; Libertarianism; Liberty; Wealth
Description: "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."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 132-142) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Liberty in Crisis: from Berlin's Division to Contemporary Practical Challenges; title: Empowering Liberty: Liberty as Interrelated Self & Societal Empowerment; title: Empowering Liberty and Debates about Redistributive Policies; title: Empowering Liberty in a Multicultural Society: A Liberal-Democratic View; title: Empowering Liberty From a Conservative Religious Group's Perspective; title: Conclusion.