by Philip Pettit



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Card catalog description
This is the first full-length presentation of a republican alternative to
the liberal and communitarian theories that have dominated political
philosophy in recent years. Professor Pettit's eloquent and compelling
account opens with an examination of the traditional republican conception
of freedom as non-domination, contrasting this with established negative
and positive views of liberty. The first part of the book traces the rise
and decline of this conception, displays its many attractions and makes a
case for why it should still be regarded as a central political ideal. The
second part of the book looks at what the implementation of the ideal
would imply for substantive policy-making, constitutional and democratic
design, regulatory control and the relation between state and civil
society.

Product Details

Paperback: 344 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press; New Ed edition (December 1, 1999)
ISBN: 0198296428