Free History Theory

Author: John Acton
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: The History of Freedom is Acton's life work. The ideas and institutions of freedom, its limits, and its protective mechanisms are the core of this book. In this collection of essays, which includes lectures, monographs, reviews, and travel writings, compiling the essence of the author's life's work, through the study of historical events and figures, the author provides a comprehensive examination of the contributions of ancient Greek, Roman, and Christian cultures to freedom, the freedom traditions of modern Britain and America, and the state of freedom in modern nation-states. Acton summarizes the main theme of the book as "The idea of freedom is a whole; the only whole of world history is the highest principle of the history of philosophy."