Roots of Freedom

by Danford, John W.

• ISBN13: 9781882926909
• ISBN10: 1882926900
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: Isi Books

Summary

Roots of Freedom is a primer on the thinkers and ideas that have shaped the foundations of free societies. John Danford traces the development of indispensable concepts such as the rule of law, independent judiciary, limited government, free markets, and individual autonomy in the writings of (among others) Luther, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, Hume, Adam Smith, the American founders, Alexis de Tocqueville, and John Stuart Mill.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Introduction	xi
CHAPTER 1 Roots in Ancient Greece	1	(10)
CHAPTER 2 Roots in Premodern Christianity	11	(12)
CHAPTER 3 The Emergence from Feudalism	23	(12)
CHAPTER 4 The Protestant Reformation	35	(14)
CHAPTER 5 The Modern Project	49	(12)
CHAPTER 6 Science, Ambition, and Conquest	61	(14)
CHAPTER 7 Natural Rights and the Natural Condition	75	(14)
CHAPTER 8 Property and Liberty	89	(16)
CHAPTER 9 Commerce and Liberty	105	(14)
CHAPTER 10 Wealth, Cooperation, and Freedom	119	(12)
CHAPTER 11 Prices and Markets	131	(14)
CHAPTER 12 American Liberty	145	(14)
CHAPTER 13 Majority Tyranny	159	(14)
CHAPTER 14 Free Societies and the Future	173	(22)
Index	195