John Lawrence Hill (Indiana University)

The Prophet of Modern Constitutional Liberalism

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book explores Mill's life and influence on the liberal tradition and argues that his reformulation of liberalism has indelibly influenced our modern constitutional rights tradition in the twentieth century including the right to privacy, freedom of expression, equality and, most fundamentally, how we now conceptualize the meaning of liberty.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• New ed
• Seitenzahl: 149
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 234g
• ISBN-13: 9781108719452
• ISBN-10: 1108719457
• Artikelnr.: 62603126

Autorenporträt

John Lawrence Hill is the R. Bruce Townsend Professor of Law at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis, where he teaches constitutional law and legal philosophy classes. He holds a J.D. and a Ph.D. in philosophy, both from Georgetown University. He has published several books in law, ethics and philosophy.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I. Mill and his Place in the Liberal Tradition: 1. Mill's life, work and character
2. Liberalism before Mill
3. Inventing modern liberalism
Part II. Mill and the Constitution: 4. Constitutional liberties before Mill
5. The intellectual origins of the right to privacy
6. Mill and the right of freedom of expression
7. A new equality.