Classical Individualism - The Supreme Importance of Each Human Being (Hardcover)

The text argues that individualism is far from dead. Tibor Machan identifies, develops and defends what he calls classical individualism - an individualism humanized by classical philosophy, rooted in Aristotle rather than Hobbes. It does not reject the social nature of human beings, but finds that every one has a self-directed agent who is responsible for what he or she does. Machan rejects all types of collectivism, including communitarianism, ethnic solidarity, racial unity and gender identity. The ideas expressed have important social and political implications, and should be of interest to anyone concerned with the notion of individuality and individual responsibility, or with an interest in the following: social and political affairs, social ethics, political philosophy, economics, rights theory, the nature of the human being, libertarianism, capitalism, or environmentalism.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
Release date:	July 1998
First published:	1998
Authors:	Tibor R MacHan
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	264
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-16572-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General
LSN:	0-415-16572-5
Barcode:	9780415165723

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