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For and Against the State New Philosophical Readings

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ISBN-10: 0847681653

ISBN-13: 9780847681655

Edition: 1996

Authors: John T. Sanders, Jan Narveson

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Is government justified? This perennial question is central to political philosophy and has never been more alive than at the present time, in the midst of continuing political and social upheaval worldwide. This collection of new essays by thirteen philosophers addresses questions of political authority in light of recent work in political theory. Whether supporters or critics of the state, the authors make their arguments using up-to-date analytical tools, such as game and decision theory, and the hindsight provided by modern history. For and Against the State will be an important collection for students of philosophy, politics, economics, and history.
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Book details

List price: $69.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/28/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.72" wide x 9.10" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English

Gy�rgy Luk�cs (1885-1971) is the author of Theory of the Novel, History and Class Consciousness, The Destruction of Reason, and The Ontology of Social Being, among many other works.John T. Sanders is professor of philosophy at the Rochester Institute of Technology and the author of The Ethical Argument Against Government.Katie Terezakis is assistant professor of philosophy at the Rochester Institute of Technology and the author of The Immanent Word: The Turn to Language in German Philosophy, 1759-1801and the editor of Engaging Agnes Heller: A Critical Companion.Judith Butler is the Maxine Eliot Professor in the Department of Rhetoric and Comparative Literature at the University of…    

Preface
Who Believes in Political Obligation?
Philosophical Anarchism
Why Even Morally Perfect People Would Need Government
Market-Anarchy, Liberty, and Pluralism
Justifying the State
Anarchism and Skepticism
Games, Anarchy, and the Nonnecessity of the State
Self-Contradictory Contractarianism
The Rights of Chickens: Rational Foundations for Libertarianism?
The Anarchist's Case
The State and War Making
Anarchy and Efficient Law
The State of Statelessness
Index
About the Contributors