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An Introduction to Rights

By: William A. Edmundson

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An Introduction to Rights

By: William A. Edmundson

A thoroughly updated second edition that is an accessible introduction to the history, logic, moral implications and political tendencies of the idea of rights.

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1107010985

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John Rawls: Reticent Socialist

By: William A. Edmundson

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John Rawls: Reticent Socialist

By: William A. Edmundson

The first detailed reconstruction of the late work of John Rawls, further developing his ideas of 'justice-as-fairness'.

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1107173191

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Socialism for Soloists

By: William Edmundson

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The idea of socialism is making a comeback, particularly among rising generations. Their interest is likely to prove transitory, however, if socialism ignores their yearning for individual autonomy. Why should “soloists” embrace socialism? In this highly original new book, William Edmundson argues that there are compelling reasons for even the most resolute of individualists to embrace socialism. Political equality is incompatible with private ownership of the means of production – which today incorporates not only the highway system, the currency, and the power grid but also platforms like Amazon, Facebook, and Google. Socialism is therefore essential to protect the basic liberal rights and freedoms that underpin our social contract. This pathbreaking defence of liberal democratic socialism will be essential reading not only for all on the left, but also for students and scholars of liberalism, libertarianism, and the social contract.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1509541845

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A Contractarian Approach to Law and Justice

Live and Let Live

By: William E. O’Brian Jr.

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A Contractarian Approach to Law and Justice

Live and Let Live

By: William E. O’Brian Jr.

This book presents a distinctive version of a contractarian approach to law and justice. The work argues that law and justice are social norms that arise from a process of social evolution, and are binding only if and to the extent that they are mutually beneficial. It explicitly rejects accounts of law and justice that are based on morality, on the basis that morality itself is only legitimately founded on mutual advantage. But it also rejects most existing versions of contractarianism, which are based on ideas of hypothetical agreements by rational contractors, in favour of an approach that is based on actually existing social norms, but advocates critically examining these norms and discarding those that are not truly mutually beneficial. The first half of the book develops the approach, while the second half explores some of its implications for law. It argues for a left-libertarian approach to property, an approach largely based on the common law of tort, contract and criminal law, and a rejection of most statutory law, which is based not on mutual advantage but rather on benefiting some at the expense of others. However, it ultimately recognises that there are those who want a more extensive state than this approach allows, and advocates a strong form of federalism to allow this, provided robust exit rights are provided. The book combines political philosophy, economics and law into an approach that is broadly libertarian but distinctive in many respects. It will be of interest to scholars in all three of those disciplines.

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Routledge

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An Introduction to Rights

By: William A. Edmundson

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A thoroughly updated second edition that is an accessible introduction to the history, logic, moral implications and political tendencies of the idea of rights.

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John Rawls: Reticent Socialist

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John Rawls: Reticent Socialist

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The first detailed reconstruction of the late work of John Rawls, further developing his ideas of 'justice-as-fairness'.

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An Introduction to Rights

An Introduction to Rights

John Rawls: Reticent Socialist

John Rawls: Reticent Socialist

Socialism for Soloists

Socialism for Soloists

A Contractarian Approach to Law and Justice

A Contractarian Approach to Law and Justice

An Introduction to Rights

An Introduction to Rights

John Rawls: Reticent Socialist

John Rawls: Reticent Socialist

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