Skip to content
Scan a barcode
Scan
Paperback Thinking about Liberty: An Historian's Approach Book

ISBN: 8822264606

ISBN13: 9788822264602

Thinking about Liberty: An Historian's Approach

In Thinking About Liberty: An Historian's Approach, the eminent historian Quentin Skinner traces a path in the history of ideas that involves different ways of thinking about liberty - a central concept in social and political thought in today's Western democracies - that are different from the usual liberal expectation. The definition of freedom as the absence of interference (by external agencies or by the self), though widespread, was by no means the only one prevailing. Skinner discusses two other distinct strands in the genealogy of modern liberty, besides that mentioned, namely freedom as an absence of dependence (as in the freeman or free man vs slave) and freedom as self-realisation. Skinner's concern is to call attention to these ways of thinking about freedom that are lately in danger of being forgotten. The lecture also presents Skinner's 2006 Balzan Prize research project, which involved young European scholars in addressing questions about the place of civil, religious and political liberty in the formation of modern Europe.

Recommended

Format: Paperback

Temporarily Unavailable

We receive fewer than 1 copy every 6 months.

Customer Reviews

0 rating
Copyright © 2025 Thriftbooks.com Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks ® and the ThriftBooks ® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
GoDaddy Verified and Secured
Timestamp: 5/27/2025 4:30:52 PM
Server Address: 10.21.32.106