| Description |
1 online resource (180 pages) |
| Contents |
Contents; Preface; Religious Freedom and the American Inheritance; Individual Liberty and Private Property; Liberty in the Post-Communist World; Liberty and the Judaeo-Christian Inheritance; Individual Liberty as the Constitution Understands It; Academic Freedom and What It Means Today; Feminism and Freedom; Liberty and the Nation State; Freedom and the City; The Limits of Liberty; Notes on Contributors; Index |
| Summary |
An essential volume of essays commissioned by the American Spectator and edited by the philosopher Roger Scruton, Liberty and Civilization examines the intellectual and spiritual traditions of our belief in individual liberty, from its Judeo Christian origins on through Enlightenment philosophy. As we are confronted by belligerent atheism at home and jihadist Islam abroad, Liberty and Civilization is an invaluable tool for understanding why it is critical that we defend the cultural, religious, and intellectual institutions that have made our civilization great. As one would expect from the Am |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Liberty.
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Civilization, Western.
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freedom.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Conservatism & Liberalism.
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Civilization, Western.
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Liberty.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781594035128 |
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1594035121 |
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