Irish-Australian political philosopher who revived the republican tradition of freedom as non-domination — distinct from both liberal freedom as non-interference and communitarian politics.
Republicanism: A Theory of Freedom and Government: freedom as non-domination — one is not free if one is subject to the arbitrary will of another, even if that will is currently not exercised. The republican tradition (Roman, Machiavellian, Harringtonian) is the alternative to both classical liberalism and communitarianism.
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