Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-0-521-18082-5
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 426 g

Reihe: Cambridge Studies in the History and Theory of Politics

R. J. White's edition, which was originally published in 1967, made Fitzjames Stephen's classic available for the first time since 1914. The editor made use of the 1874 second edition which included Stephen's notes in reply to his original critics. Stephen's work is written as a systematic denunciation of John Stuart Mill's political thought. It is thus of great importance in the history of Utilitarianism, and also as the most forthright and systematic of the Victorian attacks on democracy. Stephen's work is also important for its repudiation of the progressive attitudes to religion and morality characteristic of the Comptist philosophy which had attracted Mill. Stephen's aim was to show that 'no room is left for the order of ideas hinted at by the phrase 'Liberty, Equality, Fraternity''. He argues his case with legal precision and considerable rhetorical powers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stephen, James Fitzjames

White, R. J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Frontispiece: James Fitzjames Stephen; Editor's introduction; Bibliography and bibliographical note; Editor's acknowledgements; Notes on abbreviations and footnotes; Title-page of the second edition; Dedicatory letter; Preface to the second edition; 1. The doctrine of liberty in general; 2. The liberty of thought and discussion; 3. The distinction between the temporal and spiritual power; 4. The doctrine of liberty in its application to morals; 5. Equality; 4. Fraternity; 7. Conclusion; Note on Utilitarianism; General index; Index of subjects and statements.