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Liberty

English · Paperback / Softback

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Liberty is a dangerous concept. It's sure to be misused and, if left unchecked, will likely bring not social harmony and happiness but their opposites. Nonetheless, liberty is absolutely necessary: without it there can be no authentic community. People are not free to do the right thing unless they are free to do the wrong thing; if they can't be wrong, they can't be right.

Thus does Glenn Tinder, in this provocative work, argue emphatically for "negative liberty" -- the liberty that wants primarily to be left alone, with the authorities interfering as little as possible in the lives of people -- and against "positive liberty" -- a liberty that seeks to guide people into a "fulfilling" life.

One of America's major thinkers on Civic life, Tinder approaches the ideal of liberty with a blend of pervasive pessimism and strong optimism. He writes from an open, nondogmatic Christian point of view, believing strongly in reason and in the primary importance of free communication and dialogue, and he insists that Christians can learn from such non-Christians as Nietzsche, Freud, and Marx.

The substance of Tinder's book lies at the intersection of several major themes -- communication, human fallenness, the necessity of liberty, standing alone, and eschatology -- each considered in light of learning what liberty truly is and how it will affect the world at large.

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Glenn Tinder is professor emeritus of political science at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. His other books include Political Thinking (now in its sixth edition) and The Political Meaning of Christianity.

Product details

Authors Glenn Tinder
Publisher Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 28.09.2007
 
EAN 9780802871220
ISBN 978-0-8028-7122-0
No. of pages 422
Dimensions 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
Weight 682 g
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity
Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works

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