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Modern Liberty? Modern Liberty?
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Slavery and the Love of Domination Slavery and the Love of Domination
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Histories of Domination Histories of Domination
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Modern Europe and the English Example Modern Europe and the English Example
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Freedom in ‘Our Present Sense of the Word’ Freedom in ‘Our Present Sense of the Word’
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Nondomination Without Republicanism Nondomination Without Republicanism
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Conclusion Conclusion
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Appendix 1: Liberty and Commercial Society Appendix 1: Liberty and Commercial Society
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Appendix 2: The System of Natural Liberty Appendix 2: The System of Natural Liberty
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2 Domination, Liberty, and the Rule of Law
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Published:April 2022
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Abstract
This chapter covers the notion of modern liberty in correlation with Adam Smith's political thought. According to Smith, liberty is deliverance from the spectre of domination, understood in terms of lack of security over both possessions and physical safety. Unlike thinkers such as Thomas Hobbes and Bernard Mandeville, Smith's published moral psychology did not foreground or emphasise a love of domination, nor the need to satisfy desires for positional superiority via efforts at publicly recognised status seeking. On the other hand, Smith's attentiveness to the love of domination is highlighted in his discourse surrounding slavery. The chapter also tackles Smith's alternative model of political theorising that acknowledges the importance of nondomination as a political value.
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