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Norms of liberty : a perfectionist basis for non-perfectionist politics /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rasmussen, Douglas B., 1948-
Other Authors: Den Uyl, Douglas J., 1950-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2005]
Subjects:
Political science > Philosophy.
Natural law.
Liberalism.
Liberty.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Liberalism in crisis
  • Liberalism and ethics
  • Liberalism's past and precedents
  • Why individual rights? : rights as metanormative principles
  • The natural right to private property
  • Individualistic perfectionism
  • Defending individualistic perfectionism
  • Natural law and the common good
  • Self-ownership
  • Communitarian and conservative critics
  • The structure of the argument for individual rights
  • Defending individualistic non-perfectionist politics
  • Epilogue : from metanorms to metaphysics.