Freedom : reassessments and rephrasings / Jose V. Ciprut, editor.

9780262270373 (electronic bk.)
0262270374 (electronic bk.)
9781441604422 (electronic bk.)
1441604421 (electronic bk.)
9780262033879 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0262033879 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780262533102 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0262533103 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2008.

English

1 online resource (xv, 323 pages) : illustrations

HM1266 .F77 2008eb

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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 (!).

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