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Economic Sense and Nonsense comprises a collection of sixty essays written by Anthony de Jasay for his monthly column “Reflections from Europe,” on Liberty Fund’s Library of Economics and Liberty website. The articles span the years 2008 to 2012 and focus on economic issues of topical concern in Europe.

In this collection Jasay continues his explorations of a number of themes that he developed in his earlier articles, such as the importance of property rights, the role of contracts in economic activity, the proper limitations of the state, and the attitude of intellectuals concerning the regulation of the free market. With the outbreak of the economic crisis of mid-2008, Jasay spends considerable time discussing its origins, the reactions of governments in both Europe and the United States, and the ensuing euro crisis, thus adding another dimension to his analysis of the economic woes of the industrialized world.

Anthony de Jasay is an independent theorist living in France.

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Anthony de Jasay is arguably one of the most influential independent thinkers and libertarian political philosophers of our time. Through his writings, he challenges the reigning paradigms justifying modern democratic government, providing an antidote to the well-intentioned yet, in Jasay’s opinion, naive expansion of state power furthered by much of modern thought today.

In this collection of witty and compelling essays, the author challenges what many of today’s social and political philosophers widely accept: that social injustice is identified with inequality and social justice with equality. Rather, Jasay argues that justice preempts so-called social justice, so any attempt to adorn equality in the robes of social justice is an illusion, a sleight of hand, “much as the Indian rope in the notorious trick is made to stand up skyward on its own.”

The fifteen articles in this collection include both published and unpublished papers written over the years 2008 to 2012. Scholars, students, and general readers will enjoy this collection, which is written with just the right blend of serious scholarship, wit, and plain speaking. In addition, Social Justice and the Indian Rope Trick can be seen as a continuation of Jasay’s Political Philosophy, Clearly (Liberty Fund, 2010) and a companion to his book Economic Sense and Nonsense (Liberty Fund, 2014).

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Der Mangel an Spenderorganen in der Transplantationsmedizin ist ein Thema von hoher gesellschaftlicher Relevanz. Da jedes Jahr in Deutschland 1.000 Patienten auf der Warteliste sterben, darf die Gesellschaft den Organmangel nicht ignorieren, sondern muss immer wieder von neuem nach Lösungen suchen und ohne Tabus über unterschiedliche Handlungsoptionen diskutieren. Die vorliegende Studie ist das Ergebnis einer interdisziplinären Forschungsarbeit. Sie geht den Ursachen des Organmangels auf den Grund und zeigt Wege zu seiner Behebung auf. Sie richtet sich somit an Wissenschaft, Betroffene, Medizin, Politik und interessierte Öffentlichkeit. Im Fokus der Untersuchung steht neben der Lebendspende vor allem die postmortale Organspende. Entscheidende Faktoren, die zur Erhöhung des Organaufkommens führen können, sind die Beteiligung der Krankenhäuser an der Erkennung potentieller Organspender und die Erlaubnis einer Organentnahme durch Spender oder Angehörige. Es werden Strategien aufgezeigt, diese Faktoren positiv zu beeinflussen.