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Two Concepts of Liberty / Freedom: Positive Liberty vs. Negative Liberty: Clash of Libertarian and Socialist Economies - Couverture souple

Berlin, Isaiah

 
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Synopsis

Discover the blueprint of political freedom-positive liberty versus negative liberty-in Isaiah Berlin's landmark essay Two Concepts of Liberty.

This reader-friendly edition begins with a fresh introduction that distills Berlin's key arguments, guiding you through the collision of individual freedom rights, libertarianism vs. socialism, and the enduring puzzle of value pluralism that defines 20th-century political theory.

This version includes a concise opening overview that maps every section, making this classic political philosophy work accessible to newcomers and indispensable to scholars. Then, the original text from Berlin shows how competing ideas of liberty can liberate-or constrain-societies.

Read it now to sharpen your thinking on positive liberty, negative liberty, and the very meaning of freedom.

Add Two Concepts of Liberty to your shelf today and join the conversation that still shapes modern politics.

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À propos de l'auteur

Sir Isaiah Berlin (1909-1997) was a British philosopher, historian of ideas, and one of the twentieth century's most influential political thinkers. Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory at Oxford and founding president of Wolfson College, he is best known for Two Concepts of Liberty, his distinction between positive and negative liberty, and his defense of liberalism and value pluralism. His major works also include The Hedgehog and the Fox, Russian Thinkers, and Four Essays on Liberty. Berlin received the Order of Merit and the 1979 Jerusalem Prize for his defense of individual freedom in society.

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