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Becoming Free: Autonomy and Diversity in the Liberal Polity
Emily R. Gill
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Description for Becoming Free: Autonomy and Diversity in the Liberal Polity
Hardcover. This title reexamines the liberal tradition to reconcile its core commitments to autonomy and diversity, values that in theory are complementary but in practice are often at odds, and to show that the interaction of these values determines how we as individuals become free. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFK; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Asethnic, racial, religious, and genderbased groups demand rights to pursue radically diverse lifestyles or maintain their cultural traditions, conflict seems inevitable, even in a free society. Government may offer remedies to social dilemmas - such as affirmative action, curbs on immigration, or protection of gay rights - but these may only fan the flames of resentment. Yet any society that tolerates and protects diversity is more likely to preserve the freedom to live one's life without interference. Emily Gill reexamines the liberal tradition to reconcile its core commitments to autonomy and diversity - values that in theory are complementary but ... Read more
Asethnic, racial, religious, and genderbased groups demand rights to pursue radically diverse lifestyles or maintain their cultural traditions, conflict seems inevitable, even in a free society. Government may offer remedies to social dilemmas - such as affirmative action, curbs on immigration, or protection of gay rights - but these may only fan the flames of resentment. Yet any society that tolerates and protects diversity is more likely to preserve the freedom to live one's life without interference. Emily Gill reexamines the liberal tradition to reconcile its core commitments to autonomy and diversity - values that in theory are complementary but ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700610754
SKU
V9780700610754
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About Emily R. Gill
Emily R. Gill is professor of political science at Bradley University and is a past president of Amintaphil (American Section, International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy). Her writings have appeared in such books as Liberalism and Community and Philosophical Dimensions of the Constitution, as well as in Polity, the Journal of Politics, and Political Research Quarterly.
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