| Libertarianism: For and Against Contributor(s): Duncan, Craig (Author), Machan, Tibor R. (Author), Nussbaum, Martha (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0742542599 ISBN-13: 9780742542594 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $31.68 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2005 Annotation: Libertarianism: For and Against offers dueling perspectives on the scope of legitimate government. Tibor R. Machan, a well-known libertarian philosopher, argues for a minimal government devoted solely to protecting individual rights to life, liberty, and property. Against this view, philosopher Craig Duncan defends democratic liberalism, which aims to ensure that all citizens have fair access to a life of dignity. In a dynamic exchange of arguments, the two philosophers cut to the heart of this important debate. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Political - Political Science | Political Ideologies - General - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties |
| Dewey: 320.512 |
| LCCN: 2004027526 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.42" W x 8.48" (0.56 lbs) 136 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Libertarianism: For and Against offers dueling perspectives on the scope of legitimate government. Tibor R. Machan, a well-known political philosopher with libertarian convictions, argues for a minimal government devoted solely to protecting individual rights to life, liberty, and property. Stressing the sovereignty of each individual, Machan argues in favor of limiting democracy's scope and against the redistribution of wealth, or any other sort of taxation. In opposition to libertarianism, philosopher Craig Duncan defends democratic liberalism, which aims to ensure that all citizens have fair access to a life of dignity. This requires measures to protect equality of opportunity, as well as measures to ensure all have access to a decent minimum standard of living. In a dynamic exchange of arguments, critiques, and rebuttals, the two philosophers cut to the heart of this important debate, articulating and defending competing conceptions of such core values as political freedom and equality. |