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The Morality of Freedom

By Joseph Raz

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press; Clarendon Press
Year
1986
ISBN
9780198248071, 0198248075, 9780191598289
DOI
10.1093/0198248075.001.0001
LCC
JC571.R39 1986
Google Books ID
3N_nCwAAQBAJ
Open Library ID
OL7398225M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2130940 bytes)
Edition
Oxford Scholarship Online
Pages
ix+435\248
Topic
Other Social Sciences\\Philosophy
Orientation
no
Paginated
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2025-01-17 20:02:58
authority; autonomy; collective goods; freedom/lib

Description

This book explores, within a liberal framework, the nature, significance, and justification of political freedom or liberty. Against recent liberal positions, it is argued that political morality is neither rights‐based, nor equality‐based. What underlies rights, and the value of freedom, is a concern with autonomy. Autonomy requires, among other things, that individuals have an array of valuable options to choose from. The realm of values is marked by pluralism, incommensurability, and a dependence on social forms. Individualism is rejected and the importance of collective goods is given due emphasis. Though it is often assumed that liberal states must be committed to neutrality about valuable options, it is contended here that a concern with autonomy is perfectly consistent with perfectionism. The book also contains an extensive discussion of the connection between freedom and political authority.

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