Liberty
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Liberty is a seminal collection of political essays by Isaiah Berlin that explores the concepts of negative and positive freedom and their implications for liberal thought.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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collection of essays ⓘ |
| academicField |
intellectual history
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philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| author | Isaiah Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Isaiah Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributor | Henry Hardy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| editor | Henry Hardy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explores | distinction between negative and positive freedom ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
concept of freedom in political theory
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relationship between individual and state ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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political essay ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
defense of negative liberty as central to liberalism
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warning against authoritarian implications of positive liberty ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Historical Inevitability
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Other political essays by Isaiah Berlin ⓘ Two Concepts of Liberty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
critique of determinism in history
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individual autonomy ⓘ limits of state authority ⓘ value pluralism and conflict of values ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary discussions of freedom
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debates on value pluralism ⓘ late 20th-century liberal theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British liberal tradition
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Enlightenment political thought ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
freedom
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liberalism ⓘ negative liberty ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ positive liberty ⓘ |
| notableFor |
impact on modern liberal thought
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systematic exposition of negative and positive liberty ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
moral philosophy
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
liberalism
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pluralism ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
19th century political thought
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20th century political thought ⓘ modern era ⓘ |
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