Reclaiming Liberty

From Crisis to Empowerment
2012. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-230-28532-3
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 146 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 340 g

Based on a reconstruction of earlier liberal conceptions of liberty (the political theories of John Locke & J.S. Mill), this book stresses the empowering nature of liberal freedom and explains why such a concept of liberty better addresses two key contemporary challenges in liberal theory and praxis: wealth redistribution and multiculturalism.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bentwich, M.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Liberty in Crisis: from Berlin's Division to Contemporary Practical Challenges Empowering Liberty: Liberty as Interrelated Self & Societal Empowerment Empowering Liberty and Debates about Redistributive Policies Empowering Liberty in a Multicultural Society: A Liberal-Democratic View Empowering Liberty From a Conservative Religious Group's Perspective Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Miriam Bentwich is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Medical Humanities at the Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Israel. Her articles, focused on the intersection of bioethics, medical ethics and political philosophy, have been published in top academic journals. She was previously a Fulbright fellow at the University of Notre Dame and a visiting scholar at the University of Toronto.