Wilhelm von Humboldt & German Liberalism (Paperback)
Imprint: Mosaic Press
Pages: 200
ISBN: 9780889628267
Published: 22nd January 2009
Script Academic & Professional
Pages: 200
ISBN: 9780889628267
Published: 22nd January 2009
Script Academic & Professional
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Not only does this book deal with one of the most remarkable individuals of German history of the late 18th-early 19th centuries it also explores some new foundations of liberalism in Germany. Humboldt represents a different aspect of Germany than we usually associate with later Bismarckian notions of the central role of the bureaucratic state. We do not generally think of German political thinkers (apart from Kant) as significant contributors to the development of the liberal tradition.
Yet, in both his writings and in his political and governmental life, Humboldt's absolute defence of liberty, advocacy of individuality, scepticism about the role of the state and active promotion of liberal and democratic institutions make him an outstanding exemplar of the often-neglected German branch of classical liberalism.
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