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Autore |
Stephen James Fitzjames <1829-1894, > |
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Titolo |
Liberty, equality, fraternity / / James Fitzjames Stephen ; edited by Stuart D. Warner |
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Indianapolis, : Liberty Fund, c1993 |
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ISBN |
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0-86597-110-2 |
1-61487-865-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxix, 270 pages) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"A Liberty classics edition"--Title page verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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James Fitzjames Stephen, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity -- Front Matter -- Title Page -- Copyright Details -- Table of Contents, p. vii -- Foreword, p. ix -- Editor's Note, p. xxv -- Selected Bibliography, p. xxvii -- Preface to the First Edition, p. xxix -- One. The Doctrine of Liberty in General, p. 3 -- Two. On the Liberty of Thought and Discussion, p. 24 -- Three. On the Distinction Between the Temporal and Spiritual Power, p. 70 -- Four. The Doctrine of Liberty in its Application to Morals, p. 82 -- Five. Equality, p. 124 -- Six. Fraternity, p. 164 Seven. Conclusion, p. 204 -- Note on Utilitarianism, p. 215 -- Preface to the Second Edition, p. 229 -- Index, p. 253 -- Comparative Table of Subjects in James Fitzjames Stephen's Liberty, Equality, Fraternity and John Stuart Mill's On Liberty, p. 267 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Students of political theory will welcome the return to print of this brilliant defense of ordered liberty. Impugning John Stuart Mill's famous treatise, On Liberty , Stephen criticized Mill for turning abstract doctrines of the French Revolution into "the creed of a religion." Only the constraints of morality and law make liberty possible, warned Stephen, and attempts to impose unlimited freedom, material equality, and an indiscriminate love of humanity will lead inevitably to coercion and tyranny. Liberty must be restrained by custom and tradition if it is to endure; equality must be limited to equality before the law if it is to be just; and fraternity must include actual men, not the amorphous |
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mass of mankind, if it is to be real and genuine. Please note: This title is available as an ebook for purchase on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iTunes. |
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