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The promise of liberty : a non-utopian vision / Tibor R. Machan.
| Author/creator | Machan, Tibor R. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, ©2009. |
| Description | xiii, 297 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: Why moral judgments can be objective -- Theorists versus their theories : the case of agent causation -- Ethics and its controversial assumptions -- Individualism and human success -- Virtue, liberty, and private property : aspects of humanist political economy -- Economic analysis and the pursuit of liberty -- Human rights and poverty -- Rights, values, regulation, and health care -- The morality of smoking -- Philosophy, physics, and common sense -- The calculation problem and the tragedy of the commons -- Government budget crises -- Some reflections on the right to private property -- Revisiting a critique of libertarianism -- Leo Strauss, neo-conservative? -- Tocqueville and Rand, contrasting views of individualism -- Can and should the constitution be rescued? -- The distraction of anarchism -- "Intellectual" stuff and the right to private property -- Fetal rights : implications of a supposed ought -- 1985 speculation : the fate of Soviet colonies after the fall -- Does one have a right to be wrong? -- Reflections on democracy -- Altruism (stakeholder theory) versus business ethics -- Yes, individualists should respect others' rights. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2008039286 |
| ISBN | 9780739130742 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0739130749 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780739130766 (electronic) |
| ISBN | 0739130765 (electronic) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | B105.L45 M24 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |