Inventing the Individual
the origins of western liberalism
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- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
24 March 2015
Summary
Inventing the Individual: A Radical Rethinking of Western Liberalism
Larry Siedentop’s Inventing the Individual offers a sweeping and radical new perspective on the surprising origins of the beliefs that underpin modern Western states – equality and individual freedom. This ambitious and stimulating history rethinks how our moral beliefs were formed and their impact on western society today.
The book describes how a moral revolution in the first centuries AD – the d…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141009544 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141009543 |
| Author: | Larry Siedentop |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 24 March 2015 |
| Weight: | 325g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 129mm x 26mm |
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Magisterial, timeless, beautifully written … Siedentop has achieved something quite extraordinary. He has explained us to ourselves
Magisterial, timeless, beautifully written … Siedentop has achieved something quite extraordinary. He has explained us to ourselves * Spectator *One of the most stimulating books of political theory to have appeared in many years … a refreshingly unorthodox account of the roots of modern liberalism in medieval Christian thinking – John Gray * Literary Review *A brave, brilliant and beautifully written defence of the western tradition – Paul Lay * History Today *Thoroughly interesting and fundamentally convincing … admirably nuanced … formidable … Inventing the Individual is written with effortless lucidity – Jeffrey Collins * TLS *An engrossing book of ideas … illuminating, beautifully written and rigorously argued – Kenan Malik * Independent *A most impressive work of philosophical history – Robert Skidelsky
About The Author
Larry Siedentop
Larry Siedentop is one of the most distinguished and penetrating political historians. His previous publications include Tocqueville. He is a tutor at Keble College in Oxford.
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