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Prohibitions
Av John Meadowcroft, John Meadowcroft
Häftad, 2008
249 kr
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This collection of essays examines those areas where the freedom of individual men and women to voluntarily engage in mutually advantageous exchanges is prohibited or restricted by government. The authors critically examine the economic and philosophical rationale for the prohibition of alcohol, …
Rescuing Social Capital from Social Democracy
Av John Meadowcroft, Mark Pennington
Häftad, 2007
202 kr
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This book examines the complex relationships between social capital, markets and democracy. It argues that participation in markets positively enriches and enhances the stock of social capital, while, conversely, democratic politics may undermine it by facilitating divisive rent-seeking by special …
The Cambridge Companion to Nozick's Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Av Ralf M. Bader, John Meadowcroft
Häftad, 2011
487 kr
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Robert Nozick's Anarchy, State, and Utopia (1974) is recognised as a classic of modern political philosophy. Along with John Rawls's A Theory of Justice (1971), it is widely credited with breathing new life into the discipline in the second half of the twentieth century. This Companion presents a …
The Cambridge Companion to Nozick's Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Av Ralf M. Bader, John Meadowcroft
Inbunden, 2011
1628 kr
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Robert Nozick's Anarchy, State, and Utopia (1974) is recognised as a classic of modern political philosophy. Along with John Rawls's A Theory of Justice (1971), it is widely credited with breathing new life into the discipline in the second half of the twentieth century. This Companion presents a …
Michael Oakeshott
Av Edmund Neill, John Meadowcroft
Inbunden, 2010
2412 kr
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British philosopher Michael Oakeshott is widely considered as one of the key conservative thinkers of the 20th century. After publishing many works on religion, he became mostly known for his works on political theory. This valuable volume by Edmund Neill sets out to Oakeshott's thought in an …
Milton Friedman
Av William Ruger, John Meadowcroft
Inbunden, 2011
2412 kr
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This is volume 20 in the "Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers" series. The American Milton Friedman (1912-2006) was the leader of the Chicago School of monetary economics. An unofficial advisor to Ronald Reagan, he promoted a free market economy with little intervention from the government. …
Robert Nozick
Av Ralf M. Bader, John Meadowcroft
Inbunden, 2010
2380 kr
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Volume 11 of the "Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers" series focuses on Robert Nozick and his work on libertarianism. In 1974, Robert Nozick's book "Anarchy, State, and Utopia" moved libertarianism from a relatively neglected subset of political philosophy to the center of the discipline, as one …
Herbert Spencer
Av Alberto Mingardi, John Meadowcroft
Inbunden, 2011
2412 kr
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This is volume 18 in the "Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers" series. Herbert Spencer (1820-1904) was one of the foremost philosophers of the Victorian age. For the most of his life, he was engaged in building a 'synthetic philosophy' that ranged from biology to aesthetics to politics. …
Edmund Burke
Av Dennis O'Keeffe, John Meadowcroft
Inbunden, 2010
2484 kr
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This volume provides a thorough and crucial account of the political work of Edmund Burke. "Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers" provides comprehensive accounts of the works of seminal conservative thinkers from a variety of periods, disciplines and traditions - the first series of its …
Thomas Hobbes
Av R.E.R. Bunce, John Meadowcroft
Inbunden, 2009
2412 kr
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This is the first volume of the "Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers". "Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers" provides comprehensive accounts of the works of seminal conservative thinkers from a variety of periods, disciplines and traditions - the first series of its kind. Even the …
John Locke
Av Eric Mack, John Meadowcroft
Inbunden, 2009
2412 kr
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This is the second volume in the "Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers". "Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers" provides comprehensive accounts of the works of seminal conservative thinkers from a variety of periods, disciplines and traditions - the first series of its kind. Even the …
Salamanca School
Av Andre Azevedo Alves, Jose Moreira m. fl.
Inbunden, 2010
2412 kr
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Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers provides comprehensive accounts of the works of seminal conservative thinkers from a variety of periods, disciplines and traditions - the first series of its kind. Even the selection of thinkers adds another aspect to conservative thinking, including not …
Adam Smith
Av James R. Otteson, John Meadowcroft
Inbunden, 2011
2412 kr
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This is volume 16 in the "Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers" series. The Scottish philosopher Adam Smith (1723-1790) was as a pioneer of political economy. In fact, his economic thought became the foundation of classical economics and his key work, "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes …
Modern Papacy
Av Samuel Gregg, John Meadowcroft
Inbunden, 2009
2412 kr
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This is the fifth volume in the "Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers Series". Since the dawn of the Enlightenment, modernity and the Papacy have experienced a difficult though never severed relationship. "Modern Papacy" goes beyond the caricatures to demonstrate how the popes - specifically …
Joseph A. Schumpeter
Av John Medearis, John Meadowcroft
Inbunden, 2009
2412 kr
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This is the fourth volume in the "Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers" series. Joseph Schumpeter (1883-1950) was one of the foremost economic thinkers of the twentieth century. Today Schumpeter is most well-known for his idea of 'creative destruction'. This is the notion that a market …
James M. Buchanan
Av John Meadowcroft, John Meadowcroft
Inbunden, 2011
2412 kr
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This is volume 17 in the "Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers" series. James McGill Buchanan (B. 1919) is an American economist best known for his public choice theory. The founder of a new Virginia school of political economy, he has written extensively on subjects including public …
Karl Popper
Av Phil Parvin, John Meadowcroft
Inbunden, 2010
2412 kr
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Volume 14 in the "Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers" series focuses on Karl Popper, an important and controversial thinker of the 20th century. Karl Popper is best known for his contributions to the philosophy of science and the history of ideas. Elements of Popper's thought were clearly …
F. A. Hayek
Av A. J. Tebble, John Meadowcroft
Inbunden, 2010
2412 kr
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Volume 13 in the "Major Conservative and Libertarian thinkers" series focuses on F.A. Hayek, the influential member of the Austrian School of Economics. Friedrich August von Hayek (1899-1992), winner of the Nobel Prize in economics, was an influential economist and political philosopher. The …
Ayn Rand
Av Mimi R. Gladstein, John Meadowcroft
Inbunden, 2010
2774 kr
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In this outstanding volume, Mimi Gladstein details Rand's belief in the moral supremacy of individualism over collectivism, highlighting her contribution to libertarian thought. The novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand was one of the most influential 20th century advocates of free market capitalism. …
Alexis de Tocqueville
Av Alan S. Kahan, John Meadowcroft
Inbunden, 2010
2412 kr
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This title is an important addition to the "MCLT" series. This volume includes an intellectual biography, historical context, critical exposition of Alexis de Tocqueville's work, reception and influence, contemporary relevance, bibliography including references to electronic resources and an index. …
Cambridge Companion to Nozick's Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Av John Meadowcroft, Ralf M. Bader
E-bok, 2011
473 kr
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Robert Nozick''s Anarchy, State, and Utopia (1974) is recognised as a classic of modern political philosophy. Along with John Rawls''s A Theory of Justice (1971), it is widely credited with breathing new life into the discipline in the second half of the twentieth century. This Companion presents a …
Cambridge Companion to Nozick's Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Av John Meadowcroft, Ralf M. Bader
E-bok, 2011
458 kr
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Robert Nozick''s Anarchy, State, and Utopia (1974) is recognised as a classic of modern political philosophy. Along with John Rawls''s A Theory of Justice (1971), it is widely credited with breathing new life into the discipline in the second half of the twentieth century. This Companion presents a …
Murray Rothbard
Av Gerard Casey, John Meadowcroft
Häftad, 2013
417 kr
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Murray Rothbard (1926-1995) was an economist, historian, philosopher, and legal theoretician. His work was unified by a passionate and resolute commitment to a libertarianism that may be characterized as 'anarcho-capitalism' and which implied a belief that even the legal system may be provided …
F. A. Hayek
Av A. J. Tebble, John Meadowcroft
Häftad, 2013
431 kr
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Friedrich August von Hayek (1899-1992), winner of the Nobel Prize in economics, was an influential economist and political philosopher. The increased attention he received in the late 20th century with the rise of conservatism in the US and UK, led him to publish "Why I Am Not a Conservative," an …
Ayn Rand
Av Mimi R. Gladstein, John Meadowcroft
Häftad, 2013
561 kr
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The novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand was one of the most influential 20th century advocates of free market capitalism. Her work inspired Objectivism, a philosophical movement and former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan cited Rand as a formative intellectual influence. In this outstanding …
John Locke
Av Eric Mack, John Meadowcroft
Häftad, 2013
488 kr
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John Locke (1632-1704), one of the great philosophers, is probably best known for his contributions to political thought. In this outstanding volume, Eric Mack explains Locke's philosophical position, placing it in the tumultuous political and religious context of 17th century England. For Locke, …
David Hume
Av Christopher J. Berry, John Meadowcroft
Häftad, 2013
488 kr
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In this compelling and accessible account of the life and thought of the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher David Hume (1711-1776), Professor Christopher J. Berry of the University of Glasgow argues that the belief in the uniformity of human nature was at the heart of Hume's thought. In this …
Michael Oakeshott
Av Edmund Neill, John Meadowcroft
Häftad, 2013
474 kr
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British philosopher Michael Oakeshott is widely considered as one of a key conservative thinkers of the 20th century. After publishing many works on religion, he became mostly known for his works on political theory. This valuable volume by Edmund Neill sets out to Oakeshott's thought in an …
James M. Buchanan
E-bok, 2011
452 kr
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James McGill Buchanan (1919 - 2013) was an American economist best known as a pioneer of public choice theory. A founder of the new Virginia school of political economy, he made extensive contributions to the theory of public finance, constitutional economics, rent-seeking, and the economic …
Murray Rothbard
Av Gerard Casey, John Meadowcroft
Inbunden, 2010
2412 kr
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Volume 15 in the "Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers" series focuses on the American Economist, Murray Rothbard. Murray Rothbard (1926-1995) was an economist, historian, philosopher, and legal theoretician. His work was unified by a passionate and resolute commitment to a libertarianism …
