The Oxford Handbook of Freedom

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Ethics, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Political, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory
Cover of the book The Oxford Handbook of Freedom by , Oxford University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9780190875572
Publisher: Oxford University Press Publication: February 1, 2018
Imprint: Oxford University Press Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9780190875572
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication: February 1, 2018
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Language: English

We speak of being 'free' to speak our minds, free to go to college, free to move about; we can be cancer-free, debt-free, worry-free, or free from doubt. The concept of freedom (and relatedly the notion of liberty) is ubiquitous but not everyone agrees what the term means, and the philosophical analysis of freedom that has grown over the last two decades has revealed it to be a complex notion whose meaning is dependent on the context. The Oxford Handbook of Freedom will crystallize this work and craft the first wide-ranging analysis of freedom in all its dimensions: legal, cultural, religious, economic, political, and psychological. This volume includes 28 new essays by well regarded philosophers, as well some historians and political theorists, in order to reflect the breadth of the topic. This handbook covers both current scholarship as well as historical trends, with an overall eye to how current ideas on freedom developed. The volume is divided into six sections: conceptual frames (framing the overall debates about freedom), historical frames (freedom in key historical periods, from the ancients onward), institutional frames (freedom and the law), cultural frames (mutual expectations on our 'right' to be free), economic frames (freedom and the market), and lastly psychological frames (free will in philosophy and psychology).

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

We speak of being 'free' to speak our minds, free to go to college, free to move about; we can be cancer-free, debt-free, worry-free, or free from doubt. The concept of freedom (and relatedly the notion of liberty) is ubiquitous but not everyone agrees what the term means, and the philosophical analysis of freedom that has grown over the last two decades has revealed it to be a complex notion whose meaning is dependent on the context. The Oxford Handbook of Freedom will crystallize this work and craft the first wide-ranging analysis of freedom in all its dimensions: legal, cultural, religious, economic, political, and psychological. This volume includes 28 new essays by well regarded philosophers, as well some historians and political theorists, in order to reflect the breadth of the topic. This handbook covers both current scholarship as well as historical trends, with an overall eye to how current ideas on freedom developed. The volume is divided into six sections: conceptual frames (framing the overall debates about freedom), historical frames (freedom in key historical periods, from the ancients onward), institutional frames (freedom and the law), cultural frames (mutual expectations on our 'right' to be free), economic frames (freedom and the market), and lastly psychological frames (free will in philosophy and psychology).

More books from Oxford University Press

Cover of the book The European and the Indian by
Cover of the book The Story of Sexual Identity by
Cover of the book Property and Human Flourishing by
Cover of the book Power from Powerlessness by
Cover of the book Inner Grace by
Cover of the book Means, Ends, and Persons by
Cover of the book Who is to Judge? by
Cover of the book The Prophet of Cuernavaca by
Cover of the book The Hair-Pulling Problem by
Cover of the book International Social Work: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide by
Cover of the book Psychotherapy Relationships That Work by
Cover of the book When Art Disrupts Religion by
Cover of the book On Literary Worlds by
Cover of the book A Voice From the South by
Cover of the book Thinking Through Breast Cancer by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy