Fifteen distinguished contributors free present up-to-date arguments for the libertarian alternative. Part One introduces libertarianism and outlines some approaches by which it might be justified. Part Two addresses how a society that embraces libertarian principles might deal with various social problems, especially those that seem to require government intervention. Part Three responds to criticisms of libertarianism from other political perspectives and presents a libertarian critique of those viewpoints. Contributors: N. Scott Arnold; James E. Chesher; Mike Gemmell; John Hospers; Gregory R. Johnson; Loren E. Lomasky; Tibor R. Machan; Eric Mack; Jan Narveson; Douglas B. Rasmussen; Daniel Shapiro; Aeon Skoble; Mark Thornton; Douglas J. Den Uyl; Steven Yates.
| ISBN: | 9780847680580 |
| Publication date: | 28th December 1995 |
| Author: | Tibor Machan, Douglas Rasmussen |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 416 pages |
| Series: | Studies in Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy |
| Genres: |
Centrist democratic ideologies Methods, theory and philosophy of law |