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The passion for liberty / Tibor R. Machan.
Van Pelt Library JC599.U5 M263 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Machan, Tibor R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Liberty.
- Civil rights--United States.
- Civil rights.
- United States.
- Democracy--United States.
- Democracy.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 243 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2003]
- Contents:
- Opposing senses of freedom
- Ethical egoism (or individualism) : personal responsibility
- Why capitalism squares with morality
- Immigration into a free society
- Military defense of a free society
- Liberty, economic v. moral benefits
- Against utilitarianism
- Reflections on the right to private property
- The democratic ideal
- Revisiting the class warfare
- Individual rights, democracy, and government debt
- Exploring extreme violence (torture)
- The norms of military intervention
- Democracy and foreign affairs
- Why abortion is not murder
- Objections and alternatives to affirmative action
- The bill of rights and moral philosophy
- Freedom and the media.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-235) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0742531023
- 0742531031
- OCLC:
- 50868286
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