Freedom and Culture in Western Society

Informationen zum Autor Hans Blokland Klappentext Critically examining conceptions of freedom of some of the leading contemporary philosophers from Isaiah Berlin to Charles Taylor, Hans Blokland explores the value and significance that freedom has acquired on our political consciousness. He looks specifically at: * positive and negative freedom * freedom of the individual * freedom and society * emancipation and paternalism * freedom and cultural politics. Zusammenfassung Critically examining the conceptions of freedom of some of the leading contemporary philosophers from Isaiah Berlin to Charles Taylor, Hans Blokland explores the value and significance that freedom has acquired in our political consciousness. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. General Introduction 2. Isaiah Berlin on Positive and Negative Freedom 3. Freedom of the Individual 4. Freedom and Society 5. Emancipation and Paternalism 6. Final Balance and Synthesis: Freedom and Cultural Politics 7. Culture, Politics and Freedom, Epilogue, Bibliography Freedom & Autonomy, Bibliography Arts & Culture, Index

Product details

• Authors: H.th. Blokland, Hans Blokland, Hans T. Blokland, Hans Theodorus Blokland, Blokland Hans
• Assisted by: Michael O'Loughlin (Translation)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.03.1997
• EAN: 9780415150002
• ISBN: 978-0-415-15000-2
• No. of pages: 319
• Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought; Routledge Studies in Social an; Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Cultural Studies, PHILOSOPHY / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Sweden, Netherlands, Political science & theory, United Kingdom, Great Britain, United States of America, USA, Political science and theory, Human rights, civil rights, Freedom Of Information & Freedom Of Speech