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On Ordered Liberty
Samuel Gregg
其他書名
A Treatise on the Free Society
出版Lexington Books, 2003
主題Philosophy / GeneralPhilosophy / PoliticalPolitical Science / History & TheoryPolitical Science / Political FreedomPolitical Science / Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism
ISBN07391066869780739106686
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=QPWwwlNu3_cC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Perhaps no issue is more divisive among philosophers, jurists and theologians than the nature of human liberty. Liberty is central to the claims of the Christian Gospel, the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the American Revolution. But discussions about the nature of freedom have been characterized by profound disagreement and unsettling questions. What does it mean to be free? Is freedom worth more than mens' lives? Why should man be free? What, if any, legitmate responsibilities accompany freedom? These subjects are that the heart of Samuel Gregg's new book On Ordered Liberty. Beginning with the insights of Alexis de Tocqueville and some natural law theorists, Gregg suggests that something which he terms 'integral law' must be distinguished from most contemporary visions of freedom. He argues that this new arrangement requires a complete repudiation of utilitarian ideas on the grounds that they are incompatable with human nature. He also recommends a new and more rigorous focus on the basic but often neglected-question: what is man? On Ordered Liberty goes beyond the liberal and conservative divide, asking its readers to think about the proper ends of human choice and actions in a free society.