Journal of East China Normal University (Philosophy and Social Sciences) ›› 2006, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (1): 8-14, 53.

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The "Liberal" Liberty and the "Republican"Liberty——The Intellectual Conflict in Scottish Enlightenment

Bao-wei ZHOU   

  1. School of Advanced Intermnational and Area Studies ,East China Normal University,Shanghai 200062,China
  • Received:2005-10-19 Online:2006-01-30 Published:2006-01-30

Abstract:

This paper makes an analysis of differences and divergences between Hume's and Fugerson's idea of liberty in the background of Scottish Enlightenment.The former belonged to the tradition of liberal negative liberty, while the latter was located in the tradition of republican positive liberty.Because of the dichotomy oftwo such concepts of liberty, tensions and oppositions were generated between rule of law and rule of virtue, between public sphere and private sphere, between harmony and conflict, and between institution and spirity.

Key words: republicanism, liberalism, liberty, Scottish Enlightenment'

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