Description: With extraordinary elegance and philosophic power, Frithjof Bergmann presents a genuine rethinking of freedom. By changing the focus from outside to inside the person, Bergmann shows how freedom can be a reality in self-growth, parenting, education, and in shaping a society that stimulates rather than stunts the self.
Brief description:
Frithjof Bergmann is professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Michigan.
Review Quotes:
"Bergmann's accomplishment is substantial. His is the most important philosophical examination of freedom since Isaiah Berlin's celebrated essay of a generation ago." --Social Science Quarterly