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Liberalism

New Essays on Liberal Themes

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Editors:
  1. Jan Narveson

    1. University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

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  2. Susan Dimock

    1. York University, Toronto, Canada

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-2
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Susan Dimock, Jan Narveson
      Pages 3-18

  3. Understanding Liberalism

    1. Liberal-Conservative: The Real Controversy

      • Jan Narveson
      Pages 19-40

    2. Liberal Neutrality

      • Susan Dimock
      Pages 41-58

    3. Liberalism, Skepticism, and Neutrality: Making Do Without Doubt

      • Steve Scalet
      Pages 59-77

    4. Liberalism and Atomistic Individualism

      • Tibor Machan
      Pages 79-99

    5. Liberalism, Communitarianism, and Asocialism

      • Andrew J. Cohen
      Pages 101-113

  4. Some Political Implications

    1. Diminishing Marginal Utility and Egalitarian Redistribution

      • David Schmidtz
      Pages 115-124

    2. Public Goods Theory and Public Policy

      • Randall G. Holcombe
      Pages 125-138

    3. Libertarian Rectification: Restitution, Retribution, and the Risk-Multiplier

      • J. C. Lester
      Pages 139-149

    4. Restitutionism Defended

      • Joseph Ellin
      Pages 151-169

  5. Challenges to the Foundations

    1. Pure Contractarianism: Promise, Problems, and Prospects

      • Robert Bass
      Pages 171-184

    2. A Moral Obligation to Obey the State

      • Christopher Tucker
      Pages 185-199

    3. The Poverty of Market Contractarianism

      • Bob Bright
      Pages 201-209

    4. A Proof that Libertarianism Is Either False or Banal

      • Paul Viminitz
      Pages 211-219

    5. The Nature of Coercion

      • Michael R. Rhodes
      Pages 221-233

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 235-237
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About this book

No theory is more passionately and widely defined, or decried, than is liberalism in contemporary Anglo-American philosophy. But what is this theory, on which so much ink is spilled? This collection of original essays by leading specialists in political philosophy, legal theory, and economics offers answers to that question, by exploring the theoretical commitments of liberals and some of the practical implications of their view. Among the topics explored is the distinction between liberalism and conservatism, and the degree to which liberals must be committed to neutrality, individualism, equality, freedom, and a contractarian theory of justification. The practical implications of liberalism are further examined by considerations of the proper role of the liberal state in undertaking egalitarian redistribution, the provision of public goods, and retributive punishment.
The papers assembled by Narveson and Dimock will be of benefit to anyone working in the areas of political philosophy, political theory, or political economics.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

    Jan Narveson

  • York University, Toronto, Canada

    Susan Dimock

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Liberalism

  • Book Subtitle: New Essays on Liberal Themes

  • Editors: Jan Narveson, Susan Dimock

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9440-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-6640-9Published: 31 December 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-5591-0Published: 01 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-9440-0Published: 09 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IV, 238

  • Topics: Ethics, Political Philosophy, Political Science, Ontology, Public International Law

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