Freedom and Culture in Western Society
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Political Science
| Author: | Hans Blokland | ISBN: | 9781317798675 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | March 7, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Hans Blokland |
| ISBN: | 9781317798675 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | March 7, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Critically examining conceptions of freedom of some of the leading contemporary philosophers from Isaiah Berlin to Charles Taylor, Hans Blokland explores the value and significance that freedom has acquired on our political consciousness. He looks specifically at:
* positive and negative freedom
* freedom of the individual
* freedom and society
* emancipation and paternalism
* freedom and cultural politics.
Critically examining conceptions of freedom of some of the leading contemporary philosophers from Isaiah Berlin to Charles Taylor, Hans Blokland explores the value and significance that freedom has acquired on our political consciousness. He looks specifically at:
* positive and negative freedom
* freedom of the individual
* freedom and society
* emancipation and paternalism
* freedom and cultural politics.
