{"product_id":"brief-history-liberty-paperback","title":"Brief History Liberty - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Schmidtz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJason Brennan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough a fusion of philosophical, social scientific, and historical methods, \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive, philosophically-informed portrait of the elusive nature of one of our most cherished ideals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a succinct yet thorough survey of personal freedom\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the true meaning of liberty, drawing philosophical lessons about liberty from history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the writings of key historical figures from Socrates and Erasmus to Hobbes, Locke, Marx, and Adam Smith\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombines philosophical rigor with social scientific analysis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues that liberty refers to a range of related but specific ideas rather than limiting the concept to one definition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book impressively builds a compelling case for understanding David Schmidtz and Jason Brennan negative liberty as complementary to - rather than competitive with - other ways of conceiving freedom.\" \u003cb\u003eHillel STeiner, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Manchester\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiberty is a lofty concept. But what exactly is liberty? What kind of value does it have? What institutions best promote and protect the forms of liberty that are worth wanting? And what are the specific benefits and dangers inherent in so-called free societies? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing a fusion of philosophical, social scientific, and historical methods, \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e offers a succinct survey of pivotal moments in the evolution of personal freedom, drawing on key historical figures from John Knox and Martin Luther to Karl Marx and Adam Smith to Roger Williams and Thurgood Marshall. The authors examine how past (if incomplete) successes in the struggle for liberty have led many of us to liberty's \"last frontier\" internal psychological obstacles to our being as autonomous as we would like to be. Readers are encouraged to reflect on their own concepts of personal freedom - what it is, where it comes from, why they have it, and what it has done for them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStimulating and thought-provoking, \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers a philosophically informed portrait of the elusive nature of one of our most cherished ideals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Schmidtz\u003c\/b\u003e is Kendrick Professor of Philosophy, joint Professor of Economics, and Director of the Freedom Center at the University of Arizona. His articles have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Philosophy, Ethics, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePolitical Theory.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Brennan\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Research, at Brown University, and a faculty associate of the Political Theory Project at Brown University. His articles have appeared in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, The Australasian \u003ci\u003eJournal of Philosophy, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRatio.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42731706318911,"sku":"9781405170796","price":72.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/db273e9fa071c70377eb40497fb0835f.webp?v=1765129815","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/brief-history-liberty-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}