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Zusatztext a highly accessible primer to libertarian thought ... Recommended. Informationen zum Autor Jason Brennan is Assistant Professor of Ethics, Economics, and Public Policy at Georgetown University. He is the author of The Ethics of Voting and co-author of A Brief History of Liberty. He also writes for the popular blog Bleeding Heart Libertarians. Klappentext Most tend to associate libertarianism with a two central principles. The first is the sanctity of personal freedom! a concept which encompasses everything from reproductive rights to drug legalization to gay rights to banning military drafts. The second is the superiority of free market capitalism over all other forms of economic systems. For such a system to function effectively! the role of the state in the economy must necessarily be minimal. Yet as Jason Brennan shows in this highly engaging and wide-ranging primer! libertarianism is far more than this. He covers its history! its philosophical tenets! disputes within the movement! the views of its critics! and its current political fortunes. He also focuses on specific issues like altruism to immigration. Finally! he looks beyond the U.S. and shows how libertarianism has attracted followers in liberalizing states throughout the world. In the last few years! libertarianism's popularity has grown at an explosive rate. Ron and Zusammenfassung Historically! Americans have seen libertarians as far outside the mainstream! but with the rise of the Tea Party movement! libertarian principles have risen to the forefront of Republican politics. But libertarianism is more than the philosophy of individual freedom and unfettered markets that Republicans have embraced. Indeed! as Jason Brennan points out! libertarianism is a quite different-and far richer-system of thought than most of us suspect. In this timely new entry in Oxford's acclaimed series What Everyone Needs to Know! Brennan offers a nuanced portrait of libertarianism! proceeding through a series of questions to illuminate the essential elements of libertarianism and the problems the philosophy addresses! including such topics as the Value of Liberty! Human Nature and Ethics! Economic Liberty! Civil Rights! Social Justice and the Poor! Government and Democracy! and Contemporary Politics. Brennan asks the mostfundamental and challenging questions: What do Libertarians think liberty is? Do libertarians think everyone should be selfish? Are libertarians just out to protect the interests of big business? What do libertarians think we should do about racial injustice? What would libertarians do about pollution? Are Tea Partyactivists true libertarians? As he sheds light on libertarian beliefs! Brennan overturns numerous misconceptions. Libertarianism is not about simple-minded paranoia about government! he writes. Rather! it celebrates the ideal of peaceful cooperation among free and equal people. Libertarians believe that the rich always capture political power; they want to minimize the power available to them in order to protect the weak. Brennan argues that libertarians are! in fact! animated by benevolenceand a deep concern for the poor. Clear! concise! and incisively written! this volume explains a vitally important philosophy in American history-and a potent force in contemporary politics. Inhaltsverzeichnis 42690095 ...
