| Description |
xi, 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Justice and Overall Freedom. 1. The Concept of Overall Freedom. 2. The Value of Freedom. 3. The Distribution of Freedom. 4. Reflective Equilibrium -- Pt. II. Value-Based Freedom. 5. The Value-Based Approach. 6. Self-Mastery -- Pt. III. Empirical Freedom. 7. Individual Freedom: Actions. 8. Individual Freedom: Constraints. 9. Group Freedom. 10. Indicators of Freedom |
| Summary |
Ian Carter provides the first systematic account of the nature and importance of our judgements about degrees of freedom. He begins with an analysis of the normative assumptions behind the claim that individuals are entitled to a measure of freedom, and then goes on to ask whether it is indeed conceptually possible to measure freedom. Adopting a coherentist approach, the author argues for a conception of freedom that not only reflects commonly held intuitions about who is freer than whom but is also compatible with a liberal or freedom-based theory of justice |
| Notes |
Published in paperback 2004 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available on the Internet to subscribing institutions |
| Subject |
Liberty.
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| LC no. |
98037478 |
| ISBN |
0198294530 |
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