Liberal Rights: Collected Papers 1981–1991 (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Public Policy) - Softcover

Jeremy Waldron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521436176 ISBN 13: 9780521436175

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1993

Synopsis

This volume brings together a wide-ranging collection of the papers written by Jeremy Waldron, one of the most internationally respected political theorists writing today. The main focus of the collection is on substantive issues in modern political philosophy. The first six chapters deal with freedom, toleration and neutrality and argue for a robust conception of liberty. Waldron defends the idea that people have a right to act in ways others disapprove of, and that the state should be neutral vis-á-vis religious and ethical systems. The chapters that follow are concerned with socio-economic rights. Waldron argues that poverty and homelessness are not to be understood apart from the value of freedom. On the contrary our moral response to them should be based on the same values that underlie traditional liberal philosophy.

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"There is much to be learned from Waldron's arguments." The Philosophical Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0521436176
• ISBN 13: 9780521436175
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 496