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Libertarian Philosophy in the Real World - The Politics of Natural Rights (Paperback)
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Libertarian Philosophy in the Real World - The Politics of Natural Rights (Paperback)
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Robert Nozick's Anarchy, State, and Utopia is widely recognized as
one of the most influential works of modern political philosophy.
Libertarian Philosophy in the Real World is the first book to
introduce students to Nozick's ideas for a rights-based minimal
libertarian state, and to apply them to current political realities
of the modern American welfare state. Mark D. Friedman begins by
clearly introducing the reader to Nozick's argument for natural
rights and how his theory of rights undermines claims for social
justice, and enables libertarians to rebut the most common
objections to their doctrine. Through this introduction, the book
goes on to critique a wide range of America's state operations with
chapters addressing particular rights that are violated by the
state, such as those pertaining to expression and property, while
others address the state's intervention in a discrete aspect of
modern life, such as education and healthcare showing that with few
exceptions they are morally impermissible.Friedman argues that
aside from a few morally legitimate functions, there are viable
private sector alternatives to the services the state now provides
and that reducing the liberal democratic state to its core
functions would not produce the sort of moral catastrophe that
might make us reconsider our commitment to individual rights. So,
what is to be done? Friedman concludes with thoughts regarding the
most effective means of moving our politics in a more libertarian
direction.
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