[Marxism-Thaxis] The Nature and Paradoxes of Freedom

Dear All, a draft paper of mine and İsmail Şiriner is available now. Comments are always welcome... The Nature and Paradoxes of Freedom Freedom is a powerful Idea. As a concept, combined with equality and fraternity, it was the forceful ideal drive for a series of revolutions in Europe

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] [Marxism] The Nature and Paradoxes of Freedom

Dogan's comments on Hayek remind me a bit of what the Canadian political philosopher C.B. Macpherson had to say about Milton Friedman. Milton Friedman in his 1962 book, *Capitalism and Freedom*, famously argued that a free market capitalist economy was a necessary requirement if political

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] [Marxism] The Nature and Paradoxes of Freedom

Hi Jim, thank you very much for your encouraging comments and very useful references. I notice that you point to the difference between Berlin and Hayek, which is very important for political tactial matters. More general point I emphesise is the shift from the positive concept freedom to