You and the State: A Fairly Brief Introduction to Political PhilosophyRowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2008 - 215 pages Jan Narveson asks the provocative, philosophical question: is the state necessary? In this unusual introduction to political philosophy, Narveson draws on the history of political philosophy and discusses its main theories_classic liberal, democratic, socialist, radical_with reference to how each sees the place of the individual in the political order. Narveson's critique is situated within issues of freedom, authority, economic welfare, international relations and others to explore how and whether the state is necessary. His argument is ultimately anti-statist and takes seriously the question of whether and how some version of anarchism might make sense. |
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... claim that the being who tells us this is " god " rather than some impostor is the claim that it is the " perfect " being , the being beyond all praise . Very well : and what could possibly make him so perfect , if not that his ...
... claim that the being who tells us this is " god " rather than some impostor is the claim that it is the " perfect " being , the being beyond all praise . Very well : and what could possibly make him so perfect , if not that his ...
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... claim to know all that is relevant in a given election ? How much work would it take to become that well in- formed ? And how much , frankly , is it worth to you to do all that work ? Well , given that your vote is not going to make any ...
... claim to know all that is relevant in a given election ? How much work would it take to become that well in- formed ? And how much , frankly , is it worth to you to do all that work ? Well , given that your vote is not going to make any ...
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... claim in question here ; namely that , somehow , citizens of X all owe each other support for health care . That claim , in addition , is only made on behalf of an arbitrar- ily designated subset of humans - those selected as being in ...
... claim in question here ; namely that , somehow , citizens of X all owe each other support for health care . That claim , in addition , is only made on behalf of an arbitrar- ily designated subset of humans - those selected as being in ...
Contents
From the Jungle to Civilized Government? | 25 |
Conservatism and the Guardian State | 53 |
Classic Liberalism and the Minimal State | 81 |
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