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H.L. Mencken

Freedom – The Conversation Continues

Published torsdag, 04 november 2004

Which challenges do we face when we are to defend the classic reasons for freedom in a whole new era? What should the limitations of freedom be? Do we have to reformulate the premises for a debate on personal freedom after 9/11? What has affirmative action to do with freedom? Is it correct that “flexible capitalism” brutalizes work life, and that employers’ need for flexibility is in opposition to the employees’ need for more freedom? Is the welfare state a threat to individual freedom? Have we got an immigration policy that considers the individual’s right to seek a better life for oneself and one’s closest?

These are some of the questions the writers of this book deal with. The articles in the book are part of the debate on the meaning of freedom in today’s society.