Republicanism : a theory of freedom and government /
This is the first full-length presentation of a republican alternative to the liberal and communitarian theories that have dominated political philosophy in recent years. Professor Pettit's eloquent and compelling account opens with an examination of the traditional republican conception of fre...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1997.
Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1997. |
| Series: | Oxford political theory.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This is the first full-length presentation of a republican alternative to the liberal and communitarian theories that have dominated political philosophy in recent years. Professor Pettit's eloquent and compelling account opens with an examination of the traditional republican conception of freedom as non-domination, contrasting this with established negative and positive views of liberty. The first part of the book traces the rise and decline of this conception, displays its many attractions and makes a case for why it should still be regarded as a central political ideal. The second part of the book looks at what the implementation of the ideal would imply for substantive policy-making, constitutional and democratic design, regulatory control and the relation between state and civil society. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 304 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-296) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191600081 0191600083 1281978353 9781281978356 9786611978358 6611978356 0191521841 9780191521843 0198296428 9780198296423 |