What are Freedoms For?

What are Freedoms For?
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ISBN-10 : 0674004116
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Book Synopsis What are Freedoms For? by : John H. Garvey

Download or read book What are Freedoms For? written by John H. Garvey and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this work John Garvey argues that we should understand freedom as a right to act, not a right to choose; and furthermore, we should view freedom as a right to engage in actions that are good and valuable. This may seem obvious, but it inverts a central principle of liberalism--the idea that the right is prior to the good.


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