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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790830903321

Titolo

Liberty and democracy : philosophic reflections on a free society / / edited by Tibor R. Machan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, California : , : Hoover Institution Press, , [2002]

©2002

ISBN

0-8179-2923-1

0-8179-2928-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (154 p.)

Collana

Hoover Institution Press publication ; ; number 504

Altri autori (Persone)

MachanTibor R

Disciplina

321.8

Soggetti

Democracy

Liberty

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Introduction: The Democratic Ideal  -  Tibor R. Machan; 1.  Default and Dynamic Democracy  -  Loren E. Lomasky; 2.  The First Founding Father:Aristotle on Freedom and Popular Government  - Gregory R. Johnson; 3.  Thoughts on Democracy  - John Hospers; 4.  Moral Worth and the Worth of Rights  - Neera K. Badhwar; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In Liberty and Democracy, contributors grapple with the issue of the proper role of democracy in a society that is committed to respecting protecting the individual rights of all. They challenge conventional thinking, offering provocative ideas on democracy and individual freedom.