A Measure of Freedom
Author:   Ian Carter (Research Fellow at the Dipartimento di Studi Politici e Sociali, Research Fellow at the Dipartimento di Studi Politici e Sociali, Università di Pavia, Italy)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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Pages:   324
Publication Date:   15 January 2004
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It is often said that one person or society is 'freer' than another, or that people have a right to equal freedom, or that freedom should be increased or even maximized. Such quantitative claims about freedom are of great importance to us, forming an essential part of our political discourse and theorizing. Yet their meaning has been surprisingly neglected by political philosophers until now.Ian Carter provides the first systematic account of the nature and importance of our judgements about degrees of freedom. He begins with an analysis of the normative assumptions behind the claim that individuals are entitled to a measure of freedom, and then goes on to ask whether it is indeed conceptually possible to measure freedom.Adopting a coherentist approach, the author argues for a conception of freedom that not only reflects commonly held intuitions about who is freer than whom but is also compatible with a liberal or freedom-based theory of justice.

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Author:   Ian Carter (Research Fellow at the Dipartimento di Studi Politici e Sociali, Research Fellow at the Dipartimento di Studi Politici e Sociali, Università di Pavia, Italy)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.505kg
ISBN:  

9780199267491


ISBN 10:   0199267499
Pages:   324
Publication Date:   15 January 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: Justice and Overall Freedom 1: The Concept of Overall Freedom 2: The Value of Freedom 3: The Distribution of Freedom 4: Reflective Equilibrium Part II: Value Based Freedom 5: The Value-Based Approach 6: Self-Mastery Part III: Emprical Freedom 7: Individual Freedom: Actions 8: Individual Freedom: Constraints 9: Group Freedom 10: Indicators of Freedom Conclusion Bibliography Index 4: Reflective Equilibrium Part II: Value Based Freedom 5: The Value-Based Approach 6: Self-Mastery Part III: Emprical Freedom 7: Individual Freedom: Actions 8: Individual Freedom: Constraints 9: Group Freedom 10: Indicators of Freedom Conclusion Bibliography Index

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<br> Ian Carter makes a significant contribution to contemporary reflection about freedom ... a philosophical treat. --Ethics<p><br>


Ian Carter makes a significant contribution to contemporary reflection about freedom ... a philosophical treat. --Ethics<br>


Ian Carter makes a significant contribution to contemporary reflection about freedom ... a philosophical treat. --Ethics


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