Freedom [[electronic resource] ] : reassessments and rephrasings / / Jose V. Ciprut, editor

• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (340 p.)
• Disciplina: 123/.5
• Soggetto topico: Liberty; Liberty - Philosophy; Liberty - Religious aspects; Liberty - History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: CiprutJose V
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Sommario/riassunto: New interdisciplinary perspectives on the theory and practice of freedom, with field-specific studies.Some philosophers conceive freedom as a state; others view it as an ideal. A songwriter sees it as a way of life: "Like a bird on a wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir, I have tried in my way to be free." The embattled statesman and the political idealist perceive causal links among personal freedoms, societal democracy, and global peace. In this cross-disciplinary volume, the contributors reassess and rephrase the conceptualizations and theorizations of freedom and their applicability to daily life. Framed by historical contexts, their field-specific studies help reconcile theory and practice. Their shared and unique ideational framework can be paraphrased in six words, a question mark, and a (muted) exclamation point: Freedom? Beware what you wish for (!).
• Titolo autorizzato: Freedom
• ISBN: 0-262-30987-4; 0-262-27037-4; 1-4416-0442-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454278903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II