Reading Rasmussen and Den Uyl

Critical Essays on Norms of Liberty

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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Douglas B. Rasmussen and Douglas J. Den Uyl's recent book Norms of Liberty: A Perfectionist Basis for Non-Perfectionist Politics (Penn State University Press, 2005) is being received in philosophy and political theory as an important and original defense of liberalism. The book offers a neo-Aristotelian ethic of human flourishing as a basis for a liberal conception of human rights. One of the authors' central contentions is that a key problem for any (liberal) political philosophy is how to establish a political/legal order which in principle does not require that any one person or group's well-being be given structured preference over that of any other. This companion volume, an interpretive and critical reader, features essays from both philosophers and political scientists, as well as an omnibus reply by Rasmussen and Den Uyl. Norms of Liberty makes challenging arguments about key issues, which makes a multi-disciplinary reader a valuable asset for both students and scholars. Reading Rasmussen and Den Uyl is designed both to explicate the book's arguments and to explore possible objections.

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Utgivningsdatum:2008-06-19
Mått:161 x 240 x 25 mm
Vikt:531 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:238
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780739126929

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Aeon J. Skoble is professor of philosophy and chair of the Department of Philosophy at Bridgewater State College.

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Aeon J. Skoble has done a masterful job in assembling a provocative anthology of critically reflective essays on Norms of Liberty, one of the most important defenses of neo-Aristotelian liberalism ever written. This terrific volume highlights the significance to contemporary political philosophy of Rasmussen and Den Uyl's superb work.

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Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 An Introduction to Norms of LibertyChapter 3 Assessing the Prospects for Norms of LibertyChapter 4 A Liberal Defense of LiberalismChapter 5 Can the Political Priority of Liberty be Squared with the Ethical Priority of Flourishing?Chapter 6 Building a Bridge from Both Sides: A Response to Norms of LibertyChapter 7 Beyond Both the Polis and the Enlightenment: Reflections on Norms of Liberty and the Crisis of Contemporary Liberal TheoryChapter 8 A Non-Atomist Defense of Individual LibertyChapter 9 Aristotle and Aristotelianism in Norms of LibertyChapter 10 Moral Truth, Moral Disagreement, and the Agent-Relative Conception of Moral ValueChapter 11 Reflections on Norms of Liberty: What Makes Liberty Worthy of the Name?Chapter 12 Human Flourishing and Voluntarist Self-DirectionChapter 13 Flourishing Through TradeChapter 14 Self-Directedness and the Human Good in Norms of LibertyChapter 15 Norms of Liberty: Challenges and Prospects