Timothy Snyder On Freedom

《On Freedom》是蒂莫西·斯奈德的一部深刻探讨自由主题的作品。斯奈德以其独特的历史视角和哲学思考，剖析了自由在现代社会中的意义与挑战，为读者提供了丰富的思想启发‌。

《On Freedom》从历史和哲学的角度，探讨了自由的多重维度。斯奈德通过对历史事件的回顾，揭示了自由如何在不同的社会背景下被定义、争取和捍卫。书中还结合当代社会的现实问题，分析了自由面临的威胁与机遇‌。

斯奈德通过梳理自由观念的历史发展，展现了自由在不同时代和文化中的表现形式。他指出，自由并非一成不变，而是随着社会变迁不断演化的概念‌。《On Freedom》是一部兼具深度与广度的作品，适合对历史、政治和哲学感兴趣的读者。斯奈德通过对自由的深刻剖析，为读者提供了理解现代社会的重要视角‌。


书名：On Freedom

作者：Timothy Snyder

简介：A brilliant exploration of freedom—what it is, how it’s been misunderstood, and why it’s our only chance for survival—by the acclaimed Yale historian and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller On TyrannyTimothy Snyder has been called “the leading interpreter of our dark times.” As a historian, he has given us startling reinterpretations of political collapse and mass killing. As a public intellectual, he has turned that knowledge toward counsel and prediction, working against authoritarianism here and abroad. His book On Tyranny has inspired millions around the world to fight for freedom. Now, in this tour de force of political philosophy, he helps us see exactly what we’re fighting for.Freedom is the great American commitment, but as Snyder argues, we have lost sight of what it means—and this is leading us into crisis. Too many of us look at freedom as the absence of state We think we're free if we can do and say as we please, and protect ourselves from government overreach. But true freedom isn’t so much freedom from, as freedom to—the freedom to thrive, to take risks for futures we choose by working together. Freedom is the value that makes all other values possible.On Freedom takes us on a thrilling intellectual journey. Drawing on the work of philosophers and political dissidents, conversations with contemporary thinkers, and his own experiences coming of age in a time of American exceptionalism, Snyder identifies the practices and attitudes—the habits of mind—that will allow us to design a government in which we and future generations can flourish. We come to appreciate the importance of traditions (championed by the right) but also the role of institutions (the purview of the left). Intimate yet ambitious, this book helps forge a new consensus rooted in a politics of abundance, generosity, and grace.