Quentin Skinner’s view on Republican Liberty
Quentin Skinner
Republican Liberty
Skinner’s liberty is considered one of the most important for the interpretation of the contemporary political theory. Skinner equates republican liberty and negative liberty. Contemporary political theory and historical interpretation of Machiavelli both reference context.
Skinner makes two claims on freedom:-
Political philosophy claims a revival of republicanism in the last two decades, and this revival renews the interpretation of political community and liberty.
Skinner tries to show that republican thinkers take a different view on liberty and legal constraints and therefore provide a better solution than liberalism to preserve liberty. The meaning of most political theories is……………
Quentin Skinner on the paper meaning of republican Liberty {PDF}