Christopher Lazarski
Lord Acton for Our Time
Lord Acton for Our Time
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Lord Acton's thought, that power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely, is explored in Lord Acton for Our Time. Christopher Lazarski focuses on liberty, its foundation, and necessary ingredients, and how it has developed in Western Civilization. Acton is known as a historian of liberty and an ardent liberal, but there is confusion about his understanding of liberty and his type of liberalism. Lazarski analyzes Acton's liberalism and investigates whether it can offer a solution to the crisis of liberal democracy in our own era.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 180 pages
Publication date: 15 October 2023
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Lord Acton for Our Time is a captivating exploration of the profound insights of the English historian, politician, and writer renowned for the famous maxim: "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." In this enlightening book, Christopher Lazarski delves into the thought of Lord Acton, focusing on the concept of liberty and its significance in our contemporary world. Acton is widely recognized as a historian of liberty and a passionate liberal, but there remains some confusion regarding his understanding of liberty and the specific type of liberalism he professed. Lord Acton for Our Time serves as an introduction that provides essential details about Acton's life and restores his theory of liberalism. Lazarski analyzes Acton's brand of liberalism, seeking to assess whether it holds the potential to address the challenges facing liberal democracy in our modern era. For Acton, liberty encompasses the freedom to act in accordance with our moral obligations, both as individuals and as citizens. His writings contain invaluable lessons that remain relevant and valuable to us today.
Weight: 256g
Dimension: 140 x 216 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781501771712
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