| Description |
1 online resource (x, 278 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
For and against
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For and against.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Part I. Equality is Compatible and Required by Liberty: 1. The practical requirements of an ideal of negative liberty; 2. Other attempts to show that libertarians should accept welfare or equality; 3. Objections from libertarians to my argument from liberty to equality; 4. My argument again and its future prospects; Part II. Liberty is Incompatible with the Right to Equality: 5. The issue framed; 6. The 'Social Contract' approach to moral philosophy; 7. The grounds for welfarism considered; 8. Conclusion; Part III. Responses: 9. Response to Narveson; 10. Response to Sterba. |
| Summary |
"Are the political ideals of liberty and equality compatible? This question is of central and continuing importance in political philosophy, moral philosophy, and welfare economics. In this book, two distinguished philosophers take up the debate. Jan Narveson argues that a political ideal of negative liberty is incompatible with any substantive ideal of equality, while James P. Sterba argues that Narveson's own ideal of negative liberty is compatible, and in fact leads to the requirements of a substantive ideal of equality. Of course, they cannot both be right. Thus, the details of their arguments about the political ideal of negative liberty and its requirements will determine which of them is right. Engagingly and accessibly written, their debate will be of value to all who are interested in the central issue of what are the practical requirements of a political ideal of liberty"--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Liberty.
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Liberty. |
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Equality.
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Equality. |
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Social justice.
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Social justice. |
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Social ethics.
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Social ethics. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Sterba, James P.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Narveson, Jan, 1936- Are liberty and equality compatible? Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521883825 (DLC) 2009051491 (OCoLC)495102157 |
| ISBN |
9780511713026 (electronic book) |
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0511713029 (electronic book) |
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9780511715112 (ebook) |
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0511715110 (ebook) |
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9780511712210 (electronic book) |
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0511712219 (electronic book) |
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9780521883825 (hardback) |
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0521883822 (hardback) |
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