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What does liberty entail? How have concepts of liberty changed over time? And what are the global consequences? This book surveys the history of rival views of liberty from antiquity to modern times, exploring when and why the concept of liberty as independence was superseded by the view that liberty is absence of restraint.

Liberty as Independence

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    Publisher: Cambridge University Press
    Publication Date: 2/6/2025
    ISBN13: 9781107027732, 978-1107027732
    ISBN10: 110702773X
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    Book Synopsis
    What does liberty entail? How have concepts of liberty changed over time? And what are the global consequences? This book surveys the history of rival views of liberty from antiquity to modern times, exploring when and why the concept of liberty as independence was superseded by the view that liberty is absence of restraint.

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