{"product_id":"freedom-and-community-1","title":"Freedom and Community","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe theory of liberty here propounded by Simon, along with his analysis of authority, democracy, and practical wisdom, contains the elements of a political philosophy that can provide direction to other contemporary political theorists of our times. While the latter have gathered great masses of political facts, they have lacked a normative set of ideas that can make these facts meaningful and useful to political society. Simon’s position as a philosopher rather than as a political scientist, is that while there is a science of social and political facts, a normative moral philosophy that knows the ends of human action is necessary because people make good or bad use of their freedom. \u003cbr\u003e\nAs always, Simon here writes with a lucidity and moderation that will be satisfying to reasonable people looking for a way out of skepticism and uncertainty. He was no dogmatist, but he knew what he knew and what he did not know. This is the beginning of wisdom and a model for philosophers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Yves R. Simon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53615658893692,"sku":"9780823221073","price":31.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9780823221073_10f99818-24bc-4365-b390-48a1212245c2.jpg?v=1725962616","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/freedom-and-community-1","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}