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List of contents
Introduction: The Multiple Dimensions of Positive Freedom John Christman; 1. Unity and Disunity in The Positive Tradition Michael Garnett; 2. Positive Liberty as Realizing the Essence of Man Michael Quante; 3. Moral and Personal Positive Freedom Maria Dimova-Cookson; 4. Positive Freedom and Freedom of Contract: Fairness, Fairing Well, and Freedom Avital Simhony; 5. Recognition and Positive Freedom David Ingram; 6. Self-Mastery and the Quality of a Life Steven Wall; 7. Basic Freedom in the Real World John Christman; 8. Reframing Democracy with Positive Freedom: The Power of Liberty Reconsidered Carol C. Gould; 9. Positive Liberty, Feminism and Disability Nancy Hirschmann; 10. Positive Liberty and Paternalism Horacio Spector; 11. Beyond Positive and Negative Liberty: Habermas and Honneth on Freedom in the Political Public Sphere Maeve Cooke; 12. Property and Political Power: Neo-Feudal Entanglements Rutger Claassen; 13. Public Reason, Positive Liberty, and Legitimacy Chad Van Schoelandt.
About the author
John Christman is Professor of Philosophy, Political Science, and Women's Studies at Pennsylvania State University. He is author of The Politics of Persons (Cambridge, 2009) and Social and Political Philosophy: A Contemporary Introduction (2002, 2017), and editor of Contemporary Debates in Political Philosophy (with Thomas Christiano, 2009), among other works in social and political philosophy.
Summary
This book will appeal to anyone interested in the complex meanings of the idea of 'freedom', especially as it relates to other fundamental social values. It will be of interest to philosophers and political theorists, legal scholars, feminists, people in disability studies and other social theorists and critics.
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'This is a very rich volume exploring the notion of 'positive freedom' from a variety of angles: historical, conceptual, normative, and related to applied debates. Highly recommended to any reader who wants to know what thinking about 'positive freedom' has to offer us.' Ingrid Robeyns, Utrecht University
