Liberty as a Caricature: Bentham's Antidote to Republicanism
This article reconsiders Bentham’s theory of liberty in relation to republican and democratic ideas in the Age of Revolution. It reinterprets his jurisprudential definitions of liberty as ideological weapons intended to “cut the throat” of pro-American and proto-democratic discourse. In particular,...
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| Published in | Journal of the history of ideas Vol. 76; no. 3; pp. 417 - 439 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
01.07.2015
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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