Conditions of Liberty
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Conditions of Liberty is a work of political and social philosophy by Ernest Gellner that analyzes the foundations and preconditions of liberal, civil society in the modern world.
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| Conditions of Liberty canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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work of social philosophy ⓘ |
| analyzes |
modern industrial society
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social preconditions of democracy ⓘ transition from agrarian to industrial societies ⓘ |
| author | Ernest Gellner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| critiques |
authoritarian political orders
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certain forms of nationalism ⓘ totalitarianism ⓘ |
| examines |
compatibility of nationalism and liberalism
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foundations of liberal civil society ⓘ historical emergence of civil society ⓘ institutional requirements of freedom ⓘ preconditions of liberal civil society ⓘ relationship between economic development and liberty ⓘ role of culture in modern society ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
political philosophy
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social theory ⓘ sociology of modernity ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
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social philosophy ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
civil society as a distinct sphere from the state
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cultural homogeneity in modern societies ⓘ link between nationalism and industrial society ⓘ structural conditions for liberty ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | liberal ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment liberalism
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classical sociology ⓘ modernization theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
civil society
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conditions for liberal civil society ⓘ individual freedom ⓘ industrial society ⓘ liberalism ⓘ modern social structures ⓘ modernity ⓘ nationalism ⓘ pluralism ⓘ relationship between state and civil society ⓘ social order ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
analytic social theory
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liberalism ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Nations and Nationalism
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Plough, Sword and Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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