The Anxiety of Freedom : Imagination and Individuality in Locke's Political Thought / / Uday Singh Mehta.

The enduring appeal of liberalism lies in its commitment to the idea that human beings have a "natural" potential to live as free and equal individuals. The realization of this potential, however, is not a matter of nature, but requires that people be molded by a complex constellation of p...

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Superior document:Contestations
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Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, N.Y. : : Cornell University Press,, 1992.
©1992.
Year of Publication:2018
1992
Language:English
Series:Contestations.
Physical Description:1 online resource (186 pages).
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Critique of Scriptural Politics
  • 3. Curiosity, Imagination, and Madness
  • 4. Molding Individuality: Direction and Compromise
  • 5. Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index