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Liberty as Independence

The Making and Unmaking of a Political Ideal

Quentin (Queen Mary Skinner

Liberty as Independence

Liberty as Independence

The Making and Unmaking of a Political Ideal

Liberty as Independence

 

What does liberty entail? How have concepts of liberty changed over time? And what are the global consequences? This book surveys the history of rival views of liberty from antiquity to modern times, exploring when and why the concept of liberty as independence was superseded by the view that liberty is absence of restraint.

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What does liberty entail? How have concepts of liberty changed over time? And what are the global consequences? This book surveys the history of rival views of liberty from antiquity to modern times, exploring when and why the concept of liberty as independence was superseded by the view that liberty is absence of restraint.

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9781107027732
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332
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