The Challenge of Liberty: Classical Liberalism Today

by Robert Higgs and Carl P. Close

Book Overview

The quest for freedom has always been as much a battle of ideas as it is a popular struggle. Classical liberal pioneers such as John Locke and Adam Smith stressed the inherent worth of the individual, inalienable rights, and the benevolent consequences of the cooperative, peaceful pursuit of one's own happiness. These ideas became the intellectual scaffolding for much of the West's most fundamental institutions and achievements. Yet after its 19th-century...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598130021
• ISBN13: 9781598130027
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Independent Institute
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"