List, Christian (2006) Republican freedom and the rule of law. Politics, philosophy and economics, 5 (2). pp. 201-220. ISSN 1470-594X
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Abstract
At the core of republican thought, on Philip Pettit’s account, lies the conception of freedom as non-domination as opposed to freedom as non-interference in the liberal sense. I revisit the distinction between liberal and republican freedom and argue that republican freedom incorporates a particular rule-oflaw requirement, whereas liberal freedom does not. Liberals may also endorse such a requirement, but not as part of their conception of freedom itself. I offer a formal analysis of this rule-of-law requirement and compare liberal and republican freedom on its basis. While I agree with Pettit that republican freedom has broader implications than liberal freedom, I conclude that we face a trade-off between two dimensions of freedom – scope and robustness – and that it is harder for republicans to solve that trade-off than it is for liberals.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://ppe.sagepub.com/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2006 SAGE Publications Ltd |
| Library of Congress subject classification: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) J Political Science > JC Political theory H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
| Sets: | Departments > Government Research centres and groups > Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (CPNSS) Collections > Economists Online |
| Rights: | http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/rights/LSERO.htm |
| URL: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/5824/ |
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