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Foundations of freedom : welfare-based arguments against paternalism /
What makes individual freedom valuable? People have always believed in freedom, have sought it, and have sometimes fought and died for it. The belief that it is something to be valued is widespread. But does this belief have a rational foundation? This book examines answers to these questions that a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY ; London :
Routledge,
©2012.
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| Colección: | Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy ;
41. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | What makes individual freedom valuable? People have always believed in freedom, have sought it, and have sometimes fought and died for it. The belief that it is something to be valued is widespread. But does this belief have a rational foundation? This book examines answers to these questions that are based on the welfare of the person whose freedom is at stake. There are various conceptions of a worthwhile life, a life that is valuable for the person whose life it is. These conceptions will be examined to see whether they are plausible and what their connection, if any, is to freedo. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 137 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-134) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203106198 0203106199 9781136256929 113625692X |