Freedom and the Organizational Republic. (book reviews)

Preston's is the sixth volume in de Gruyter's Studies on North America Series and the first to approach matters from the perspective of the political philosopher. Specifically, Preston is anxious to examine our conceptions of freedom, and, in so doing, suggest how we need to alter both our concepts and our practices so as to secure the prospects for liberty. Let it be said that Preston approaches this task with a certain cautious optimism: "So long as the capacity to deliberate has not been entirely dulled by the promise of untold affluence, the illusion of individual autonomy, ...