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https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/1294| Title: | The Limits of Neo-Roman Liberty | Contributor(s): | Maddox, W Graham (author) | Publication Date: | 2002 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/1294 | Abstract: | While writers of the English Civil War abstracted from Roman sources a theory of liberty, the original 'res publica', always under the control of a unified and entrenched oligarchy, presents a threadbare fabric of liberty. Yet an impressive strand of modern republicanism follows this example: Philip Pettit's 'liberty as non-domination' appears to be inimical to notions of government power, overlooking that power is sometimes necessary to protect freedoms. Quentin Skinner sharpens this classical focus on a 'neo-Roman' theory. In Pettit a republican suspicion of popular government underplays contributions to the history of freedom from the Athenian democracy. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | History of Political Thought, 23(3), p. 418-431 | Publisher: | Imprint Academic | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 0143-781X | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 160609 Political Theory and Political Philosophy | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | Publisher/associated links: | http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/imp/hpt/2002/00000023/00000003/320 |
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