Freedom in Sweden: Selected Works of Erik Gustaf Geijer: Selected Works of Erik Gustav

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Erik Gustaf Geijer Björn Hasselgren

Freedom in Sweden

Selected Works of Erik Gustaf Geijer: Selected Works of Erik Gustav

Erik Gustaf Geijer, Björn Hasselgren

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Fraser Institute
21 April 2025

Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies; Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies; Economic history

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Erik Gustaf Geijer (1783-1847) shared with David Hume, Adam Smith, Edmund Burke, and Alexis de Tocqueville a spiritual approach to human existence. Geijer well understood the wider European conversation that was taking place, but he wrote in Swedish and for Swedes. He wrote as an esteemed professor and cultural luminary.

Into the 1830s, Geijer, in his fifties, had long been regarded as a nationalist influenced by German idealism and romanticism. After age 50, Geijer's liberalism became more pronounced. In 1838 Geijer announced to his public that he had revised his thinking and worldview and had gone over to liberalism. ""An Economic Dream,"" contained in this volume, was a short essay he published in 1847, shortly before his death, and it expresses Geijer's humanism and liberalism. Whether Geijer's new open stance in favor of liberalism was really at odds with his concern for solidifying and stabilizing the Swedish nation is a matter for consideration. Throughout his writings, Geijer gives Christianity a central place and importance, including in his essay on slavery, contained in this volume.

By: Erik Gustaf Geijer
Edited by: Björn Hasselgren
Imprint: Fraser Institute
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 422g
ISBN: 9781957698168
ISBN 10: 1957698160
Pages: 450
Publication Date: 21 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active