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Positive freedom and the law / Kim Treiger-Bar-Am

Publisher	[S.l.] : ROUTLEDGE
Year	2019
Authors	*Treiger-Bar-Am, Leslie Kim 1963- author

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Links to the text	Library Off-campus access			OB00178643		Taylor & Francis eBooks (電子ブック)	9781000001181

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Notes	This book explains why we should stop thinking of freedom as limited to a right to be left alone. It explores how Kantian philosophy and Jewish thought instead give rise to a concept of positive freedom. At heart, freedom is inextricably linked to the obligation to respect the autonomy and dignity of others. Freedom thus requires relationships with others and provides an important source of meaning in liberal democratic societies. While individualism is said to foster detachment, positive freedom fosters relations. Moving from moral theory to law, duties are seen as intrinsic to rights. The book considers test cases involving the law of expression, regarding authorial rights and women's prayer at Jerusalem's holy site of the Western Wall. Affirmative duties of respect are essential. Rights held by copyright owners require that all authors - including so-called users - are shown respect. Moreover, rights held by the authorities at the Western Wall require that all worshippers - including those whose interpretation of Jewish law differs from that adopted by the authorities - are respected "This book explains why we should stop thinking of freedom as limited to a right to be left alone, and explores how Kantian philosophy and Jewish thought instead give rise to a concept of positive freedom. At heart, positive freedom must be understood as inextricably linked to the obligation to respect the autonomy and dignity of others"-- Provided by publisher <P>Preface; <B>Part One: Freedom and Obligation; </B>1. Kantian Theory and Jewish Thought: The Encounter between Them; 2. Autonomy as Obligation: Kant and Traditions of Positive Freedom; 3. Obligation as Freedom: Jewish Thought; 4. Dignity, Respect and Expression; <B>Part Two: Positive Freedom in Expression; </B>5. Authors' Rights and Duties; 6. Women's Prayer in Jerusalem; Concluding Remarks;</P> OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record HTTP:URL=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429276668 Information=Taylor & Francis HTTP:URL=http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf Information=OCLC metadata license agreement
Subjects	FREE:LAW / General FREE:LAW / Civil Rights FREE:PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy LCSH:Kant, Immanuel 1724-1804 LCSH:Jewish philosophy LCSH:Liberty LCSH:Dignity LCSH:Respect for persons
Classification	LCC:B2799.L49 DC23:123/.5
ID	8000080653
ISBN	9781000001181