An edition of Ideen zu einem Versuch die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staats zu bestimmen (1841)

The limits of state action

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An edition of Ideen zu einem Versuch die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staats zu bestimmen (1841)

The limits of state action

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The Limits of State Action, by "Germany's greatest philosopher of freedom," as F. A. Hayek called him, has an exuberance and attention to principle that makes it a valuable introduction to classical liberal political thought. Humboldt uniquely combines the ancient concern for human excellence and the modern concern for what has come to be known as negative liberty. Neither natural rights-based (as the term is usually understood) nor explicitly utilitarian, Humboldt's argument holds that individual self-development can flower to the maximum extent only when governmental activity is limited to providing security (i.e., preventing harm to others). He discusses criteria for permitting the state to limit individual actions and suggests ways of confining the state to its proper bounds. In a time when scholars throughout the world are reexamining the basis of political and social structure, Humboldt's arguments against state promotion of citizen welfare and state interference with private acts make this book especially relevant. -- from back cover.

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Cambridge U.P.
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English, German
Pages
144

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Political science The State State, The State, The. 0 Etat Staatsfilosofie POLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference Politieke filosofie Idees politiques Philosophie Liberte POLITICAL SCIENCE / Essays Liberalisme Protection civile POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General Overheidsbeleid
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The limits of state action
1993, Liberty Fund, Liberty Fund Inc.
in English
Cover of: The limits of state action
The limits of state action
1969, C.U.P.
in English
Cover of: The limits of state action
The limits of state action
1969, Cambridge U.P.
in English and German
Cover of: Ideen zu einem Versuch die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staats zu bestimmen.
Ideen zu einem Versuch die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staats zu bestimmen.
1841, Deutsche Bibliothek
in German
Cover of: Ideen zu einem Versuch die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staats zu bestimmen.
Ideen zu einem Versuch die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staats zu bestimmen.
1841, Deutsche Bibliothek
in German
Cover of: The limits of state action
The limits of state action
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Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 141.
Translation of Ideen zu einem Versuch die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staats zu bestimmen.
Includes index.

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London
Series
Cambridge studies in the history and theory of politics

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Dewey Decimal Class
320.1
Library of Congress
JC501 .H813

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xliii, 144 p.
Number of pages
144

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Open Library
OL5693548M
Internet Archive
limitsofstateact0000humb
ISBN 10
0521076560
LCCN
70075824
OCLC/WorldCat
59351
LibraryThing
321904
Goodreads
3723929

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OL885172W

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