Pettit's Molecule
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The most striking thing in Philip Pettit’s political philosophy is his attempt to replace the standard liberal conception of negative freedom with a conception of freedom as non-domination, which he associates with the republican rather than the liberal tradition of political thought. Since I first read Pettit’s book Republicanism: A Theory of Freedom and Government, I have had my doubts about this contrast, and about the appeal of the Pettit’s conception. But I never could quite put my finger on these misgivings. Now I think I can.
Source Publication
Common Minds: Themes from the Philosophy of Philip Pettit
Source Editors/Authors
Geoffrey Brennan, Robert Goodin, Frank Jackson, Michael Smith
Publication Date
2007
Recommended Citation
Waldron, Jeremy, "Pettit's Molecule" (2007). Faculty Chapters. 1597.
https://gretchen.law.nyu.edu/fac-chapt/1597
