Download or read book Liberty in the Modern World written by George Bryan Logan and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Serving with a relief party directed by Michael Pupin in Serbia during World War I made Logan think deeply about the place of liberty in a world apparently ready to crush it. This volume presents his conclusions concerning liberty in relation to law, thought and expression, government, work, history, science, humanism, and religion. Originally published in 1928. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
Download or read book Privilege and Liberty and Other Essays in Political Philosophy written by Aurel Kolnai and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are currently witnessing an increasingly influential counterrevolution in political theory, evident in the dialectical return to classical political science pioneered most prominently by Leo Strauss and Eric Voegelin. In this context, the work of the relatively unknown Aurel Kolnai is of great importance. Kolnai was one of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century to place the restoration of common-sense evaluation and philosophical realism at the center of his philosophical and political itinerary. In this volume, Daniel J. Mahoney presents Kolnai's major writings in political philosophy, writings that explore - in ways that are diverse but complementary - Kolnai's critique of progressive or egalitarian democracy. The title essay contains Kolnai's fullest account of the limits of liberty understood as emancipation from traditional, natural, or divine restraints. 'The Utopian Mind, ' a pr, cis of Kolnai's critique of utopianism in a posthumous book of the same title, appears here for the first time. 'Conservative and Revolutionary Ethos, ' Kolnai's remarkable 1972 essay comparing conservative and revolutionary approaches to political life, appears for the first time in English translation. The volume also includes a critically sympathetic evaluation of Michael Oakeshott's Rationalism in Politics and an incisive criticism of Jacques Maritain's efforts to synthesize Christian orthodoxy and progressive politics. Privilege and Liberty and Other Essays in Political Philosophy is a searching critique of political utopianism, as well as a pathbreaking articulation of conservative constitutionalism as the true support for human liberty properly understood. It is a major contribution to Christian and conservative political reflection in our ti
Download or read book Liberty and Democracy written by and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Liberty and Democracy and Other Essays in War Time Classic Reprint written by Hartley Burr Alex and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Liberty and Democracy and Other Essays in War-Time All human thinking is temporary and experimental, like the life of which it is a part. But in time of war, and of such a war as this that now wracks the world, the temporal perils of thought swell to new measures. Our emotions are intense; familiar things take on discolourations, while strange orders of fact breed strangely new perceptions, making easy the inroads of fantasy and suspicion; and even the mind consciously in search of a truth that is eternal finds itself hypnotically in bond to the garish actualities of the present. Nevertheless, there are no times when hard thinking is more the need; Such intelligence as we have is meant (if meant for anything) to be of service under stress; and that citizen and that student who fails to respond with his clearest effort betrays at once his country and the best part of human nature, - namely, its quest of rational guidance. The essays which form the present volume represent but one man's endeavour to discover the light of reason in a period of tremendous stress. They were written, from time to time, under the impulse of events, and for contemporary reading. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Download or read book Liberty and Democracy And Other Essays in War time written by Hartley Burr Alexander and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander's essays are a powerful testament to the enduring importance of democracy in times of crisis. Drawing on his deep knowledge of history and philosophy, he makes a compelling case for the essential role that individual freedom and collective action must play in the struggle for a just and peaceful world. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Democracy and Liberty written by William Edward Hartpole Lecky and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book LIBERTY DEMOCRACY OTHER ES written by Harltey Burr 1873-1939 Alexander and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Alexis de Tocqueville on Democracy Revolution and Society written by Alexis de Tocqueville and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1980 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexis de Tocqueville possessed one of the most fertile sociological imaginations of the nineteenth century. For more than 120 years, his uncanny predictive insight has continued to fascinate thinkers, and his writings have continued to influence our interpretations of history and society. His analyses of many issues remain relevant to current social and political problems. In this volume John Stone and Stephen Mennell bring together for the first time selections from the full range of Tocqueville's writings, selections that illustrate the depth of his insight and analysis.
Download or read book Democracy in America written by Alexis De Tocqueville and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 1589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America (De la démocratie en Amérique) is a classic text detailing the United States of the 1830s, showing a primarily favorable view by Tocqueville as he compares it to his native France. Considered to be an important account of the U.S. democratic system, it has become a classic work in the fields of political science and history. It quickly became popular in both the United States and Europe. Democracy in America was first published as two volumes, one in 1835 and the other in 1840; both are included in this edition.
Download or read book Miscellaneous Essays written by Sir Archibald Alison and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Three Beginnings written by Stephen F. Englehart and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1994 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays offers a comparative examination of the complex issues of sovereignty, legitimacy, and rights in the English, American, and French revolutions. A symposium of historians, political philosophers, legal, and literary scholars discuss the construction of what we now identify as the liberal, democratic, and constitutional state and debate the meaning and merits of liberalism for our own time.
Download or read book The Modern Origins of the Early Middle Ages written by Ian Wood and published by . This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ian Wood explores how Western Europeans have looked back to the Middle Ages to discover their origins and the origins of their society.
Download or read book The Medieval Constitution of Liberty written by Alexander William Salter and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2023-08-08 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why did enduring traditions of economic and political liberty emerge in Western Europe and not elsewhere? Representative democracy, constitutionalism, and the rule of law are crucial for establishing a just and prosperous society, which we usually treat as the fruits of the Renaissance and Enlightenment, as Western European societies put the Dark Ages behind them. In The Medieval Constitution of Liberty, Salter and Young point instead to the constitutional order that characterized the High Middle Ages. They provide a historical account of how this constitutional order evolved following the fall of the Western Roman Empire. This account runs from the settlements of militarized Germanic elites within the imperial frontiers, to the host of successor kingdoms in the sixth and seventh centuries, and through the short-lived Carolingian empire of the late eighth and ninth centuries and the so-called “feudal anarchy” that followed its demise. Given this unique historical backdrop, Salter and Young consider the resulting structures of political property rights. They argue that the historical reality approximated a constitutional ideal type, which they term polycentric sovereignty. Salter and Young provide a theoretical analysis of polycentric sovereignty, arguing that bargains between political property rights holders within that sort of constitutional order will lead to improvements in governance.
Download or read book Breaking Democracy s Spell written by John Dunn and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-29 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this timely and important work, eminent political theorist John Dunn argues that democracy is not synonymous with good government. The author explores the labyrinthine reality behind the basic concept of democracy, demonstrating how the political system that people in the West generally view as straightforward and obvious is, in fact, deeply unclear and, in many cases, dysfunctional. Consisting of four thought-provoking lectures, Dunn’s book sketches the path by which democracy became the only form of government with moral legitimacy, analyzes the contradictions and pitfalls of modern American democracy, and challenges the academic world to take responsibility for giving the world a more coherent understanding of this widely misrepresented political institution. Suggesting that the supposedly ideal marriage of liberal economics with liberal democracy can neither ensure its continuance nor even address the problems of contemporary life, this courageous analysis attempts to show how we came to be so gripped by democracy’s spell and why we must now learn to break it.
Download or read book The Western Heritage Since 1648 written by Donald Kagan and published by MacMillan Publishing Company. This book was released on 1987 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
