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Polanyi, Michael. - The logic of liberty : reflections and rejoinders.

London : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1951. First edition. Orig. cloth binding. Dustjacket. viii,206,[12] pp. (The International Library of Sociology and Social Reconstruction). Owners stamp on title-page. Dustjacket sl. rubbed. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : very good. From the publisher : A free society is not an open society, but one strictly dedicated to a distinctive set of beliefs which are contested as antiquated and insincere over enormous areas of the world to-day. It can be defended only by the positive affirmation of these beliefs. Freedom of thought is here regarded as justified only to the extent to which we believe in the power of thought and accept our obligation to culti- vate the things of the mind; economic liberty is considered merely as a social technique suitable for the administration of a particular productive method. Freedom as a right to do as you please has in this view only a remote bearing on public liberty. These essays try to clarify the position of liberty in response to the questions raised by our own turbulent period of history.
EUR 18.00 [Appr.: US$ 20.77 | £UK 16 | JP¥ 3203] Book number #303567

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