The Free Society

ISBN-13: 9780367307752 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 190 str.

Lansing Pollock

Opis

Lansing Pollock provides a compelling conception of the good society—one in which the libertarian vision includes moral, social, political, and economic perspectives. He suggests that the proper role of government in a free libertarian society is small.

Spis treści

Introduction -- Moral Foundations -- Moral Skepticism -- The Freedom Principle -- Evaluating Moral Theories -- Liberalism -- Why Be Moral? -- Summary -- Liberty and Government -- Legitimacy -- Justice -- The Constitution -- Summary -- Liberty and Economics -- General Observations -- Poverty -- The Taxpayer’s Dilemma -- Health Care -- Education -- Government Failure -- Liberty and Reality -- Optimism and Pessimism -- Strategies -- Change

O autorze

Lansing Pollock is professor of philosophy at the State University College at Buffalo. He is the author of The Freedom Principle.