The Liberty Paradox

Living with the Responsibilities of Freedom

David Kinley

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Johns Hopkins University Press
20 February 2024

Politics & government; Public health & preventive medicine

How do we balance freedom with the responsibilities we owe each other as members of society?

Are we free to do whatever we want? This idea challenges us throughout our daily lives, from how to tackle pandemic restrictions and vaccine mandates to how to respond to technological innovations and climate change warnings. In The Liberty Paradox, David Kinley argues that we must rehabilitate the notion of liberty by rescuing it from the myopic demands of freedom without limit and reinstating the essential ingredient of social responsibility.

Combining political, philosophical, and personal reflections as a global human rights lawyer, Kinley examines the implications of this liberty reset for how we negotiate freedom's boundaries in the realms of wealth, work, health, happiness, security, voice, love, and death. With chapters dedicated to each of these life-defining domains and written in a style both engaging and insightful, The Liberty Paradox explores how we try—and often fail—to balance personal desires and public interests. Kinley concludes that preserving liberty and protecting it from radical individualism requires new ways of respecting each other and rebuilding trust in the institutions and people that govern us.

By: David Kinley
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 658g
ISBN: 9781421447957
ISBN 10: 1421447959
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 20 February 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Prologue Introduction. Tea with a Dictator Part I. Understanding Liberty 1. From ""Liberty Dogs"" to ""Freedom Fries"" 2. There Are No Robinson Crusoes Part II. Negotiating Liberty 3. Health: Knowing What's Good for You 4. Happiness: Of Miserable Grumps and Graceful Oysters 5. Wealth: Is Freedom for Sale? 6. Work: Bullshit or Beatific? 7. Security: Freedom's Awkward Sibling 8. Voice: Free to Offend or an Offensive Freedom? 9. Love: What's the State Doing in Your Bedroom? 10. Death: The Ultimate Freedom? Part III. Rehabilitating Liberty 11. Respect: Playing on a Team 12. Trust: Liberty's Keystone Acknowledgments Notes Index"

David Kinley is the inaugural Chair of Human Rights Law at the University of Sydney, a founding member of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, and an Expert Member of Doughty Street Chambers in London. He is the author of Necessary Evil: How to Fix Finance by Saving Human Rights and the coauthor of The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.