Recent writing on the nature of freedom has served to underline a crucial gap in the academic experience. First-and most obviously-the concept of freedom has been modernized by its application to contemporary institutions. Second, a new approach to the concept of liberty has been pioneered in the construction of new typologies of freedom. Finally, awareness of variety in concepts of freedom has been paralleled in variations in the practice of freedom. The tumultuous history of Western man may be conceptualized as the story of how freedom has become embodied. What is missing from the story is...
Recent writing on the nature of freedom has served to underline a crucial gap in the academic experience. First-and most obviously-the concept of free...
Mr. Friedrich develops his own position within the framework of the history of Western legal philosophy from the Old Testament down to contemporary writers. In addition, he highlights some important problems of the present day, including certain aspects of legal realism. First published in 1958, this book has been revised and enlarged.
Mr. Friedrich develops his own position within the framework of the history of Western legal philosophy from the Old Testament down to contemporary wr...
