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Zusatztext 'The even-handed tone of philosophy professor AC Grayling's latest book does not lessen the intensity of its polemical content ... Grayling underlines the seriousness of today's threats to our liberties' Informationen zum Autor A.C. Grayling is Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck College! University of London! and a multi-talented author. He believes that philosophy should take an active! useful role in society. He has been a regular contributor to The Times ! Financial Times ! Observer ! Independent on Sunday ! Economist ! Literary Review ! New Statesman and Prospect ! and is a frequent and popular contributor to radio and television programmes! including Newsnight ! Today ! In Our Time ! Start the Week and CNN news . He is a Fellow of the World Economic Forum at Davos! and advises on many committees ranging from Drug Testing at Work to human rights groups. Klappentext To defend 'freedom and democracy'! Western governments attack and diminish freedom and democracy in their own country. By this logic! someone will eventually have to invade the US and UK to restore freedom and democracy to them.' This book sets out what's at risk. An impassioned defence of the civil liberties and the rule of law in the face of increasing pressure for ever greater 'security' Zusammenfassung To defend 'freedom and democracy', Western governments attack and diminish freedom and democracy in their own country. By this logic, someone will eventually have to invade the US and UK to restore freedom and democracy to them.' This book sets out what's at risk.
