Arguments For Liberty
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Author |
: Aaron Ross Powell |
Publisher |
: Cato Institute |
Total Pages |
: 380 |
Release |
: 2016-12-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781944424138 |
ISBN-13 |
: 194442413X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Synopsis Arguments for Liberty by : Aaron Ross Powell
Two schools of thought have long dominated libertarian discussions about ethics: utilitarianism and natural rights. Those two theories are important, but they’re not the only ways people think about ethics and political philosophy. In Arguments for Liberty, you’ll find a broader approach to libertarianism. In each of Arguments for Liberty’s nine chapters a different political philosopher discusses how his or her preferred school of thought judges political institutions and why libertarianism best meets that standard. Though they end up in the same place, the paths they take diverge in fascinating ways. Readers will find in these pages not only an excellent introduction to libertarianism, but also a primer on some of the most important political and ethical theories. Assuming little or no training in academic philosophy, the essays guide readers through a continuous moral conversation spanning centuries and continents, from Aristotle in ancient Athens to twentieth-century philosopher John Rawls in the halls of Harvard. What’s the best political system? What standards should we use to decide, and why? Arguments for Liberty is a guide to thinking about these questions. It’s also a powerful, nine-fold argument for the goodness and importance of human liberty.
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Release |
: 2016 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:1243131987 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Synopsis Arguments for Liberty by :
Author |
: J. C. Lester |
Publisher |
: Legend Press Ltd |
Total Pages |
: 241 |
Release |
: 2016 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781908684622 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1908684623 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Synopsis Arguments for Liberty by : J. C. Lester
An essential book on liberty. Liberty is what libertarians advocate, both because of the inherent value of human liberty and because of the increasing wealth and welfare it brings to all. They see the aggressive coercion of the state as the main enemy of liberty. The solution is to roll back the state until there is little or no state left. Libertarianism has been rapidly growing since the 1970s but it is still not commonly understood or even given a proper hearing. You will increasingly come across it. Often it will be state enthusiasts disingenuously claiming to be libertarians. At other times it will be state enthusiasts attacking libertarianism as an extremist ideology. And very occasionally it will be real libertarians explaining and defending their views. J C Lester is a libertarian philosopher who has been writing about why liberty is preferable to politics for about 30 years. This book contains many of his shorter writings on the subject. These range from the populist to the philosophical. Together they function as a miscellaneous introduction to libertarianism. The various different topics and approaches should give the reader a good cross-reference grasp of the subject.
Author |
: John Stuart Mill |
Publisher |
: Hackett Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 150 |
Release |
: 1978-09-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0915144433 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780915144433 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis On Liberty by : John Stuart Mill
A wonderful edition... -- Irving Louis Horowitz, Rutgers UniversityAlexander should be commended for making this invaluable material accessible to scholars and students... -- Maria H. Moralies, Florida State UniversityAn impressively compact and engaging introduction and a well-chosen selection of ancillary materials... -- Eileen Gillooly, Columbia UniversityThe introduction offers fresh insights... --Thomas Christiano, University of Arizona
Author |
: Nigel Warburton |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 1999 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:1348900143 |
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: 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Synopsis Arguments for Freedom by : Nigel Warburton
Author |
: John Stuart Mill |
Publisher |
: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages |
: 102 |
Release |
: 2016-08-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1536930369 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781536930368 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Synopsis On Liberty by : John Stuart Mill
In his much quoted, seminal work, On Liberty, John Stuart Mill attempts to establish standards for the relationship between authority and liberty. He emphasizes the importance of individuality which he conceived as a prerequisite to the higher pleasures-the summum bonum of Utilitarianism. Published in 1859, On Liberty presents one of the most eloquent defenses of individual freedom and is perhaps the most widely-read liberal argument in support of the value of liberty.
Author |
: George W. Carey |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 255 |
Release |
: 2003-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781882926961 |
ISBN-13 |
: 188292696X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Synopsis Freedom and Virtue by : George W. Carey
The long-running debates between between conservatives and libertarians are vigorous and highly charged, dealing with ideas about the very nature of liberty and morality. Like no other single work, Freedom and Virtue explores what unites and divides the adherents of these two important American traditions—shedding much light on our current political landscape.
Author |
: Ron Paul |
Publisher |
: Grand Central Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 352 |
Release |
: 2011-04-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781455504435 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1455504432 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Synopsis Liberty Defined by : Ron Paul
In Liberty Defined, congressman and #1 New York Times bestselling author Ron Paul returns with his most provocative, comprehensive, and compelling arguments for personal freedom to date. The term "Liberty" is so commonly used in our country that it has become a mere cliché. But do we know what it means? What it promises? How it factors into our daily lives? And most importantly, can we recognize tyranny when it is sold to us disguised as a form of liberty? Dr. Paul writes that to believe in liberty is not to believe in any particular social and economic outcome. It is to trust in the spontaneous order that emerges when the state does not intervene in human volition and human cooperation. It permits people to work out their problems for themselves, build lives for themselves, take risks and accept responsibility for the results, and make their own decisions. It is the seed of America. This is a comprehensive guide to Dr. Paul's position on fifty of the most important issues of our times, from Abortion to Zionism. Accessible, easy to digest, and fearless in its discussion of controversial topics, LIBERTY DEFINED sheds new light on a word that is losing its shape.
Author |
: J.C. Lester |
Publisher |
: Legend Press Ltd |
Total Pages |
: 236 |
Release |
: 2014-11-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781789559972 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1789559979 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Synopsis Explaining Libertarianism: Some Philosophical Arguments by : J.C. Lester
Explaining Libertarianism: four theses: 1. Interpersonal liberty requires an explicit, pre-propertarian, purely factual, theory. 2. Liberty is and need only be morally desirable in systematic practice, not in every logically possible case. In practice, there is no clash between the two main moral contenders: rights and consequences. 3. Nothing can ever justify, support or ground any theory of liberty or its applications because it is logically impossible to transcend assumptions. Theories can only be explained, criticised and defended within conjectural frameworks. 4. The state is inherently authoritarian and also negative-sum. It reduces welfare overall, with the losses compounding over time. Libertarian anarchic order is the positive-sum solution to illiberal political chaos. J C Lester is a philosopher of libertarianism. He has written widely on the subject in books, articles and dialogues. His solution to the crucial philosophical problem of interpersonal liberty provides an explicit theory of liberty and explains how its application entails self-ownership and external property, and relates to all other interpersonal matters.
Author |
: Murray Newton Rothbard |
Publisher |
: Ludwig von Mises Institute |
Total Pages |
: 433 |
Release |
: 1978 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781610164481 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1610164482 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto by : Murray Newton Rothbard