Freedom Contemporary Liberal Perspectives

Description

In this engaging new book, Katrin Flikschuh offers an accessible introduction to divergent conceptions of freedom in contemporary liberal political philosophy. Beginning with a discussion of Isaiah Berlin's seminal distinction between negative and positive liberty, the book goes on to consider Gerald MacCallums alternative proposal of freedom as a triadic concept. The abiding influence of Berlin's argument on the writings of contemporary liberal philosophers such as Robert Nozick, Hillel Steiner, Ronald Dworkin and Joseph Raz, is fully explored in subsequent chapters. Flikschuh shows that, instead of just one negative and one positive freedom tradition, contemporary liberal thinkers articulate the meaning and significance of liberal freedom in many different and often conflicting ways. What should we make of such diversity and disagreement? Should it undermine our confidence... The EPUB format of this title may not be compatible for use on all handheld devices. Introduction:. Approaching Liberal Freedom. Chapter 1:. Isaiah Berlin: Two Concepts of Liberty?. Chapter 2:. Gerald MacCallum: Freedom as a Triadic Concept. Chapter 3:. Robert Nozick: Negative Freedom and Property Rights. Chapter 4:. Hillel Steiner: The Natural Right to Pure Negative Liberty. Chapter 5:. Ronald Dworkin: Freedom as an Aspect of Equality. Chapter 6:. Joseph Raz: The Social Value of Personal Autonomy. Conclusion:. Liberal Freedom - Positive, Negative, Either or Neither?. Bibliography