Schecter, Darrow (2007) Liberalisms and the limits of knowledge and freedom: On the epistemological and social bases of negative liberty. History of European Ideas, 33 (2). pp. 195-211. ISSN 0191-6599

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Abstract

This article sets Out to show that it is more precise to speak of different liberal traditions than it is to speak of liberalism in general. The argument is pursued by showing how contrary to French liberalism, which has a strong republican element, and in contrast with English and Scottish liberalism, which reserve an important place for political economy, there is also a central European liberalism with a marked philosophical dimension. This particular form of liberalism is analysed by examining the writings of Kant, Simmel and Freud. It is stated at the outset that critiques of liberalism often fail to appreciate the richness and diversity of liberal thinking, and that this depth must be borne in mind in any effective critique. It is explained that there are indeed grounds to critique liberal thought and practice, but that these grounds are obscured by lumping distinct and heterogeneous traditions together as if they all Suffered from the same defects.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of History, Art History and Philosophy > History
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) J Political Science
Depositing User:	Darrow Schecter
Date Deposited:	06 Feb 2012 18:16
Last Modified:	25 Jul 2012 09:45
URI:	http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/15564

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