In Defense Of Freedom And Related Essays

Author : Frank S. Meyer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Law
ISBN : UVA:X004103846

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In Defense of Freedom and Related Essays by Frank S. Meyer Pdf

First published in 1962, "In Defense of Freedom" examines the tension between the freedom of the person and the power of social institutions. In Frank Meyer's view, both the dominant liberalism and the "New Conservatism" of the American tradition place undue emphasis on the claims of social order at the expense of the individual person and liberty. In addition, Meyer insists that liberty is essential to the pursuit of virtue. Therefore, to Meyer, the proper end of political thought and action is the establishment and preservation of freedom. This edition also includes nine related essays, among them "Libertarianism or Libertinism?", "Freedom, Tradition, Conservatism" and "In Defense of John Stuart Mill".

Author : Frank S. Meyer
Publisher : Chicago : H. Regnery Company
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Conservatism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105005385211

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In Defense of Freedom by Frank S. Meyer Pdf

Author : Gerald Gaus
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781400881048

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The Tyranny of the Ideal by Gerald Gaus Pdf

In his provocative new book, The Tyranny of the Ideal, Gerald Gaus lays out a vision for how we should theorize about justice in a diverse society. Gaus shows how free and equal people, faced with intractable struggles and irreconcilable conflicts, might share a common moral life shaped by a just framework. He argues that if we are to take diversity seriously and if moral inquiry is sincere about shaping the world, then the pursuit of idealized and perfect theories of justice—essentially, the entire production of theories of justice that has dominated political philosophy for the past forty years—needs to change. Drawing on recent work in social science and philosophy, Gaus points to an important paradox: only those in a heterogeneous society—with its various religious, moral, and political perspectives—have a reasonable hope of understanding what an ideally just society would be like. However, due to its very nature, this world could never be collectively devoted to any single ideal. Gaus defends the moral constitution of this pluralistic, open society, where the very clash and disagreement of ideals spurs all to better understand what their personal ideals of justice happen to be. Presenting an original framework for how we should think about morality, The Tyranny of the Ideal rigorously analyzes a theory of ideal justice more suitable for contemporary times.

Author : Murray Friedman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2005-05-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521836562

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The Neoconservative Revolution by Murray Friedman Pdf

The first history of the development of American Jewish political conservatism and the rise of a group of Jewish intellectuals and activists known as neo conservatives. It describes their growth from the 1940s to the present and their powerful impact on American public policy, including Iraq.

Author : John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1072748079

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˜Theœ History of freedom and other essays by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Pdf

Author : John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1072748079

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The History of Freedom and Other Essays by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Pdf

Author : John Neville Figgis,John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton,Reginald Vere Laurence
Publisher : Sagwan Press
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-07
Category : History
ISBN : 1376967316

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The History of Freedom and Other Essays by John Neville Figgis,John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton,Reginald Vere Laurence Pdf

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.

Author : John Neville Figgis,John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton,Reginald Vere 1876 Laurence
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1362845736

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HIST OF FREEDOM & OTHER ESSAYS by John Neville Figgis,John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton,Reginald Vere 1876 Laurence Pdf

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.

Author : Matthew Continetti
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781541600522

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The Right by Matthew Continetti Pdf

A magisterial intellectual history of the last century of American conservatism When most people think of the history of modern conservatism, they think of Ronald Reagan. Yet this narrow view leaves many to question: How did Donald Trump win the presidency? And what is the future of the Republican Party? In The Right, Matthew Continetti gives a sweeping account of movement conservatism’s evolution, from the Progressive Era through the present. He tells the story of how conservatism began as networks of intellectuals, developing and institutionalizing a vision that grew over time, until they began to buckle under new pressures, resembling national populist movements. Drawing out the tensions between the desire for mainstream acceptance and the pull of extremism, Continetti argues that the more one studies conservatism’s past, the more one becomes convinced of its future. Deeply researched and brilliantly told, The Right is essential reading for anyone looking to understand American conservatism.

Author : G. Warren Nutter
Publisher : Indianapolis, Ind. : Liberty Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015008591516

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Political Economy and Freedom by G. Warren Nutter Pdf

These thirty-three essays, many of them previously unpublished, illustrate the broad range of Warren Nutter's thought. There are essays on the Soviet economy and international relations as well as essays exploring the economic institutions that support a society of free people. One finds in these essays a man of intellect and judgment ever ready to look at the evidence and ever willing to admit imperfections of even the best human institutions. He defends capitalism not because it is perfect but because for this imperfect world it is superior to the attainable alternatives. G. Warren Nutter (1923-1979) taught economics at the University of Virginia. Paul Craig Roberts is a distinguished fellow at the Cato Institute.

Author : John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Baron Acton
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 707 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : EAN:4057664638540

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The History of Freedom, and Other Essays by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Baron Acton Pdf

This book consists of articles reprinted from various journals of Acton, who was one of the great historians of the Victorian period and one of the greatest classical historians of all time. This work includes his other works include Lectures on Modern History and Historical Essays and Studies, which were brought to light after his death.

Author : Chor-yung Cheung
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781845406813

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The Quest for Civil Order by Chor-yung Cheung Pdf

Examines four notable thinkers in the field of modern social and political theory, with a view to determining how far it is possible to create and maintain a non-coercive but sustainable political order under conditions of diversity in contemporary Western democracies.

Author : John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Baron Acton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : History
ISBN : OCLC:434033479

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The History of Freedom and Other Essays by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Baron Acton Pdf

Author : Angus Burgin
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674070493

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The Great Persuasion by Angus Burgin Pdf

Just as today's observers struggle to justify the workings of the free market in the wake of a global economic crisis, an earlier generation of economists revisited their worldviews following the Great Depression. The Great Persuasionis an intellectual history of that project. Angus Burgin traces the evolution of postwar economic thought in order to reconsider many of the most basic assumptions of our market-centered world. Conservatives often point to Friedrich Hayek as the most influential defender of the free market. By examining the work of such organizations as the Mont Pèlerin Society, an international association founded by Hayek in 1947 and later led by Milton Friedman, Burgin reveals that Hayek and his colleagues were deeply conflicted about many of the enduring problems of capitalism. Far from adopting an uncompromising stance against the interventionist state, they developed a social philosophy that admitted significant constraints on the market. Postwar conservative thought was more dynamic and cosmopolitan than has previously been understood. It was only in the 1960s and '70s that Friedman and his contemporaries developed a more strident defense of the unfettered market. Their arguments provided a rhetorical foundation for the resurgent conservatism of Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan and inspired much of the political and economic agenda of the United States in the ensuing decades. Burgin's brilliant inquiry uncovers both the origins of the contemporary enthusiasm for the free market and the moral quandaries it has left behind.

Author : James E. Person Jr.
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-22
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780813175485

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Imaginative Conservatism by James E. Person Jr. Pdf

Russell Kirk (1918--1994) is renowned worldwide as one of the founders of postwar American conservatism. His 1953 masterpiece, The Conservative Mind, became the intellectual touchstone for a reinvigorated movement and began a sea change in the nation's attitudes toward traditionalism. A prolific author and wise cultural critic, Kirk kept up a steady stream of correspondence with friends and colleagues around the globe, yet none of his substantial body of personal letters has ever been published -- letters as colorful and intelligent as the man himself. In Imaginative Conservatism, James E. Person Jr. presents one hundred and ninety of Kirk's most provocative and insightful missives. Covering a period from 1940 to 1994, these letters trace Kirk's development from a shy, precocious young man to a public intellectual firm in his beliefs and generous with his time and resources when called upon to provide for refugees, the homeless, and other outcasts. This carefully annotated and edited collection includes correspondence between Kirk and figures such as T.S. Eliot, William F. Buckley Jr., Ray Bradbury, Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Charlton Heston, Nikolai Tolstoy, Wendell Berry, Richard Nixon, and Herbert Hoover, among many others. Kirk's conservatism was not primarily political but moral and imaginative, focusing always on the relationship of the human soul in community with others and with the transcendent. Beyond the wealth of autobiographical information that this collection affords, it offers thought-provoking wisdom from one of the twentieth century's most influential interpreters of American politics and culture.