Republicanism A Theory of Freedom and Government

Name: Republicanism A Theory of Freedom and Government
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ISBN: 9780198296423

ISBN-10: 0198296428

ISBN-13: 9780198296423

Edition: 1999

Authors: Philip Pettit

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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. The author's eloquent, 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 liberalism. The book examines 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. Professor Pettit's powerful and insightful new work offers not only a unified, theoretical overview of the…

Book details

List price: $44.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/27/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Introduction



Republican Freedom



Before Negative and Positive Liberty



Liberty as Non-domination



Non-domination as a Political Ideal



Liberty, Equality, Community



Republican Government



Republican Aims: Causes and Policies



Republican Forms: Constitutionalism and Democracy



Checking the Republic



Civilizing the Republic


Republicanism: A Propositional Summary


Republicanism: Once more with Hindsight


Bibliography


Index