The quality of freedom /
Political philosophers argue vigorously over the relative merits of 'positive' and 'negative' accounts of freedom. Matthew Kramer writes squarely within the negative-liberty tradition, but he incorporates a number of ideas that are quite often associated with theories of positive...
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2003.
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Oxford scholarship online. Political Science module. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 1. Some General Remarks
- 2. A Succinct Conspectus
- 2. Fine Distinctions: Some Rejoinders to Quentin Skinner's Attacks on the Modern Doctrine of Negative Liberty
- 1. Some of the Essentials of Negative Liberty
- 2. A Distinct Understanding of Liberty?
- 3. A Pithy Conclusion
- 3. Instances of Freedom
- 1. To What Does Freedom Pertain?
- 2. Not by Degrees
- 3. Counter-factuals and Conservation
- 4. Freedoms versus Actions
- 5. Freedom and Force
- 6. Freedom and Psychological Incapacities
- 7. Conclusion
- 4. Sources of Unfreedom
- 1. The NESS and But-For Tests
- 2. Two Complications
- 3. Over-determination Defused
- 4. Acts, Omissions, and Causal Responsibility
- 5. Conclusion
- 5. On Ascertaining the Extent of Everyone's Overall Freedom
- 1. Why a Ratio, and Why This Ratio?
- 2. Measurement and Evaluation
- 3. Conclusion.