Positive Freedom and the Law
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780367137861
Subjects: Kant, immanuel, 1724-1804; Jewish philosophy; Liberty; Dignity
Description: "This book explains why we should stop thinking of freedom as limited to a right to be left alone, and explores how Kantian philosophy and Jewish thought instead give rise to a concept of positive freedom. At heart, positive freedom must be understood as inextricably linked to the obligation to respect the autonomy and dignity of others"--