Essays about: "Isaiah Berlin"
Found 3 essays containing the words Isaiah Berlin.
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1. On Nondomination : A comparative study on the distinctiveness and the preferability of freedom as nondomination vis-à-vis freedom as noninterference
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudierAbstract : The recent years have seen the revival of neo-Roman republicanism through the works of Philip Pettit, who has replaced Isaiah Berlin’s taxonomy of positive/negative liberty with freedom as nondomination. This essay compares the neo-Roman conception of nondomination to the liberal conception of noninterference, with the purpose of clarifying whether nondomination is a distinct concept of liberty and preferable to that of noninterference. READ MORE
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2. Political attitudes towards LGBT-persons in contemporary Swedish family policies : An analysis around the concepts of freedom and tolerance in the Swedish society
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS); Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)Abstract : The objective of this research was to contribute to the discussion about LGBT-rights in Swedish politics. Some previous findings suggested that one political party in particular, the Swedish Democrats, had an opposing stance towards LGBT-persons. READ MORE
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3. Democratic Discrepancy In The Age of Information. WikiLeaks and the US on Information Freedom
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The ICT revolution has transformed the space for democratic debate on information freedom. Although democratic actors like the US and WikiLeaks both advocate freedom of information, there are obvious discrepancies amongst ideas of how this basic democratic freedom is implemented in the age of information. READ MORE
