On the people's terms a republican theory and model of democracy /

"According to republican political theory, choosing freely requires being able to make the choice without subjection to another and freedom as a person requires being publicly protected against subjection in the exercise of basic liberties. But there is no public protection without a coercive state....

Popoln opis

Shranjeno v:
Bibliografske podrobnosti
Glavni avtor: Pettit, Philip, 1945-
Korporativna značnica: ebrary, Inc
Format: Elektronski eKnjiga
Jezik:angleščina
Izdano: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Serija:John Robert Seeley lectures.
Teme:
Online dostop:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Oznake: Označite
Brez oznak, prvi označite!
Opis
Izvleček:"According to republican political theory, choosing freely requires being able to make the choice without subjection to another and freedom as a person requires being publicly protected against subjection in the exercise of basic liberties. But there is no public protection without a coercive state. And doesn't state coercion necessarily take from the freedom of the coerced? Philip Pettit addresses this question from a civic republican perspective, arguing that state interference does not involve subjection or domination if there is equally shared, popular control over government"--
Fizični opis:xii, 338 p.
Bibliografija:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.