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Document Details : Title: Some Thoughts on Annelien De Dijn's Democratic Reading of Republican Liberty Author(s): VAN EEKERT, Geert Journal: Ethical Perspectives Volume: 30 Issue: 4 Date: 2023 Pages: 317-331 DOI: 10.2143/EP.30.4.3293300 Abstract : Freedom: An Unruly History has attracted the attention of many, including the general public. This is not only due to the popularity of its theme and the high accessibility of its style. With the book’s plot (today’s triumphant liberal conception of freedom is a relatively recent invention by critics of a democratic conception of political liberty), Annelien De Dijn has also sought controversy. I will outline the gist of that plot, but question its originality in the first part of this contribution. Mainly, I will formulate some critical comments on De Dijn’s ‘democratic’ reading of the modern conception of freedom that she actually restores and gives recognition to in her book against the dominant liberal view: the republican one. Not only will I show that this reading is historically questionable (in the second part), I will also elaborate on how De Dijn’s reading results in a one-sided view of the republican conception of liberty (in the last part). |
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