Freedom and Equality (Routledge Revivals) - The Moral Basis of Democratic Socialism (Paperback)

Unashamedly polemical, this reissue of Freedom & Equality, first published in 1986, presents a strong and persuasively argued case for democratic socialism. In contrast to many recent books justifying conservatism and varieties of Marxism, Keith Dixon defends the two great principles underpinning democratic socialism - freedom and equality. He aims both to restore the idea of freedom to its proper place in the political vocabulary of the left and to defend a stark version of freedom as absence of constraint. Only this version of freedom, he argues, is consistent with the proper defence of civil liberties. Dixon also defends radical egalitarianism from its critics, who either repudiate its full force or reject it out of hand. He believes that freedom and equality are potentially realizable socialist goals, that democratic socialism is not necessarily linked with fraternalism, and - above all - that it should be based upon a firm and consistent conception of individuality.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Revivals
Release date:	2011
First published:	1986
Authors:	Keith Dixon
Dimensions:	216 x 138mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	116
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-57295-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory
LSN:	0-415-57295-9
Barcode:	9780415572958

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