In Defense of Freedom and Related Essays

by Frank S. Meyer

Book Overview

When it first appeared in 1962, In Defense of Freedom was hailed by Richard M. Weaver as "a brilliant defense of the primacy of the person" and an effective "indictment of statism and bureaucratism." Meyer examines the tension between the freedom of the person and the power of social institutions. In his view, both the dominant Liberalism and the "New Conservatism" of the American tradition place undue emphasis on the claims of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865971404
• ISBN13: 9780865971400
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Liberty Fund
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5