Freedom : reassessments and rephrasings /
New interdisciplinary perspectives on the theory and practice of freedom, with field-specific studies.Some philosophers conceive freedom as a state; others view it as an ideal. A songwriter sees it as a way of life: "Like a bird on a wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir, I have tried in my wa...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
MIT Press,
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | New interdisciplinary perspectives on the theory and practice of freedom, with field-specific studies.Some philosophers conceive freedom as a state; others view it as an ideal. A songwriter sees it as a way of life: "Like a bird on a wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir, I have tried in my way to be free." The embattled statesman and the political idealist perceive causal links among personal freedoms, societal democracy, and global peace. In this cross-disciplinary volume, the contributors reassess and rephrase the conceptualizations and theorizations of freedom and their applicability to daily life. Framed by historical contexts, their field-specific studies help reconcile theory and practice. Their shared and unique ideational framework can be paraphrased in six words, a question mark, and a (muted) exclamation point: Freedom? Beware what you wish for (!). |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 323 pages) : illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9780262270373 0262270374 9781441604422 1441604421 |
| DOI: | 10.7551/mitpress/8017.001.0001 |