Liberty and Community: The Political Philosophy of William Ernest Hocking
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Liberty and Community as Problems -- Hocking's Life and Work -- Liberty and Community as Themes in Hocking's Political Philosophy -- I: Perspectives on the Study of Man -- The Approach of Political Philosophy -- The Broadened Empiricism: Critical Statement -- The Broadened Empiricism: Constructive Statement -- The Basic Ethical Standard: Human Potentiality -- II: The Free and Social Self -- The Challenge of Social Thought -- Freedom, Personal Unity, and the Will -- Sociality -- Society and the Individual -- III: The Political Community -- The State as a Problem -- The Origin of the Political Community -- The Purpose of the Political Community -- The Political Community as a Will Circuit -- Sovereignty -- IV: Individual Rights and Community Responsibilities -- Ways of Thinking About Rights -- Presumptive Right and Social Duty -- The Reformulation of Liberalism -- Political Participation and Leadership -- The Freedom of Expression -- V: Liberty and Community in International Relations -- Ethics and International Relations -- Securing International Peace -- Concluding statement -- Selected bibliography of William ernest hocking.