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Republicanism: A Theory of Freedom and Government

Philip Pettit · Oxford University Press · 1997

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Philip Pettit

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EstablishedPettit and Skinner revived civic republicanism by defining freedom as non-domination, the absence of arbitrary power over one's choices, as distinct from liberal freedom as mere non-interference.EstablishedPettit is the leading figure of contemporary neo-republican political theory, which treats political liberty as non-domination, independence from arbitrary power, as set out in Republicanism (1997).TheoryNeo-republicans such as Pettit treat political liberty as non-domination, independence from arbitrary power, and define freedom as the absence of another's capacity to interfere arbitrarily in one's affairs.