The Paradoxes of Freedom by Sidney Hook
One of America's most influential social philosophers offers a restatement of traditional liberal-democratic views as they pertain to our constitutional form of government. The topics explored in Sidney Hook's book include the nature and extent of human freedom, the Bill of Rights, judicial review as it pertains to constitutional interpretation and the balance of powers among the three branches of government, censorship, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, social justice, the importance of intelligence in political and moral spheres, as well as civil disobedience and the right to revolution within a democratic order. Here we have a sustained, nonpartisan analysis of the place of the Constitution and judicial review within our democracy. Special emphasis is given to reconsidering the proper role of the Supreme Court if and when a Constitutional Convention is convoked to address this and related questions.Sidney Hook (1902-1989) was a senior research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and a professor emeritus at New York University. Convictions, Paradoxes of Freedom, The Search for Being, Reason, Social Myths, and Democracy, and an autobiography, Out of Step: An Unquiet Life in the Twentieth Century, are among his many writings.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780879754105 |
| ISBN 10 | 0879754109 |
| Title | The Paradoxes of Freedom |
| Author | Sidney Hook |
| Series | Great Books In Philosophy Ser |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Prometheus Books |
| Year published | 1987-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 169 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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