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基本説明
Considers the writings of key historical figures from Socrates and Erasmus to Hobbes, Locke, Marx, and Adam Smith.
Full Description
Through a fusion of philosophical, social scientific, and historical methods, A Brief History of Liberty provides a comprehensive, philosophically-informed portrait of the elusive nature of one of our most cherished ideals.
Offers a succinct yet thorough survey of personal freedom
Explores the true meaning of liberty, drawing philosophical lessons about liberty from history
Considers the writings of key historical figures from Socrates and Erasmus to Hobbes, Locke, Marx, and Adam Smith
Combines philosophical rigor with social scientific analysis
Argues that liberty refers to a range of related but specific ideas rather than limiting the concept to one definition
Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction: Conceptions of Freedom 1
1 A Prehistory of Liberty: Forty Thousand Years Ago 30
2 The Rule of Law: ad 1075 60
3 Religious Freedom: 1517 93
4 Freedom of Commerce: 1776 120
5 Civil Liberty: 1954 169
6 Psychological Freedom, the Last Frontier: 1963 208
Bibliography 244
Index 261