Reading Rasmussen and Den Uyl

Reading Rasmussen and Den Uyl
Author: Aeon J. Skoble
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2008
Genre: Law
ISBN:

Douglas B. Rasmussen and Douglas J. Den Uyl's recent book Norms of Liberty: A Perfectionist Basis for Non-Perfectionist Politics (2005) is being received in philosophy and political theory as an important and original defense of liberalism. The book offers a neo-Aristotelian ethic of human flourishing as a basis for a liberal conception of human rights. One of the authors' central contentions is that a key problem for any (liberal) political philosophy is how to establish a political/legal order that in principle does not require that any one person or group's well-being be given structured preference over that of any other. Reading Rasmussen and Den Uyl, an interpretive and critical reader, features essays from both philosophers and political scientists, as well as an omnibus reply by Rasmussen and Den Uyl. Norms of Liberty makes challenging arguments about key issues, which makes a multidisciplinary reader a valuable asset for both students and scholars. Book jacket.

Liberty and Nature

Liberty and Nature
Author: Douglas B. Rasmussen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1991
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN:

Aristotle's way of thinking has normally been understood as hostile to any liberal, pluralistic, or commercial society. In Liberal Nature, Rasmussen and Den Uyl set out to show that the Aristotelian approach to ethics supports the natural rights which form the most secure basis for liberal principles. The authors lay the foundations for their thesis by rebutting the most prominent arguments against the Aristotelian approach; they then offer a new interpretation for Aristotelian ethics as a natural-end ethics in which human flourishing is the ultimate moral standard.

The Realist Turn

The Realist Turn
Author: Douglas B. Rasmussen
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2020-08-05
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 3030484351

Douglas B. Rasmussen and Douglas J. Den Uyl maintain that a realist turn—namely, one in which the natural order is the basis for individual rights—is needed to bring about a proper understanding and defense of liberty. They argue that the critical character of individual rights results from their being tethered to metaphysical realism. After reprising their explanation and defense of natural rights, Rasmussen and Den Uyl explain metaphysical realism and defend it against neo-pragmatist objections. They show it to be a formidable and preferable alternative to epistemic constructivism and crucial for a suitable understanding of ideal theory.

Reading Rasmussen and Den Uyl

Reading Rasmussen and Den Uyl
Author: Aeon J. Skoble
Publisher: Lexington Books
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2008
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780739126929

Reading Rasmussen and Den Uyl is a collection of interpretive and critical essays by philosophers and political scientists which explores central themes in liberalism and its ethical and metaphysical grounding. The volume contains a reply essay by Rasmussen and Den Uyl.

The Philosophic Thought of Ayn Rand

The Philosophic Thought of Ayn Rand
Author: Douglas J. Den Uyl
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 252
Release: 1987-01-15
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780252014079

"An Illini book." Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Perfectionist Turn

The Perfectionist Turn
Author: Douglas J. Den Uyl
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781474413343

Contemporary political philosophy - e.g. Martha Nussbaum, John Rawls and Amartya Sen - tries to separate itself from other philosophical positions and frameworks. Now, Den Uyl and Rasmussen challenge this trend by moving away liberalism to what they call 'individualistic perfectionism', creating a powerful new way to think about ethics.

Freedom, Progress, and Human Flourishing

Freedom, Progress, and Human Flourishing
Author: Winton Russell Bates
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2021-05-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0761872671

What does it mean to be a flourishing human in a Western liberal democracy in the twenty-first century? In Freedom, Progress, and Human Flourishing, Winton Bates aims to provide a better framework for thinking about the relationship between freedom, progress, and human flourishing. Bates asserts that freedom enables individuals to flourish in different ways without colliding, allows for a growth of opportunities, and supports personal development by enabling individuals to exercise self-direction. The importance of self-direction is a central theme in the book, and Bates explores throughout why wise and well-informed self-direction is integral to flourishing because it helps individuals attain health and longevity, positive human relationships, psychological well-being, and an ability to live in harmony with nature.

The Libertarian Reader

The Libertarian Reader
Author: David Boaz
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 624
Release: 2015-02-17
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1476752893

The first collection of seminal writings on a movement that is rapidly changing the face of American politics, The Libertarian Reader links some of the most fertile minds of our time to a centuries-old commitment to freedom, self-determination, and opposition to intrusive government. A movement that today counts among its supporters Steve Forbes, Nat Hentoff, and P.J. O'Rourke, libertarianism joins a continuous thread of political reason running throughout history. In The Libertarian Reader, David Boaz has gathered the writers and works that represent the building blocks of libertarianism. These individuals have spoken out for the basic freedoms that have made possible the flowering of spiritual, moral, and economic life. For all independent thinkers, this unique sourcebook will stand as a classic reference for years to come, and a reminder that libertarianism is one of our oldest and most venerable American traditions.

Perfectionist Turn

Perfectionist Turn
Author: Den Uyl Douglas Den Uyl
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2016-04-14
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1474413358

Contemporary political philosophy - especially in the works of Martha Nussbaum, John Rawls and Amartya Sen - has assumed that it can separate itself off from other philosophical positions and frameworks. In this book, Den Uyl and Rasmussen challenge this trend by moving from the liberalism they advocate in their earlier work to what they call 'individualistic perfectionism' in ethics. They continue to challenge the assumption that a neo-Aristotelian ethical framework cannot support a liberal, non-perfectionist political theory by filling in the nature of the perfectionist ethical approach utilised in their previous political theorising. By developing the central features and principles of individualistic perfectionism they show that it is a major and powerful alternative to much contemporary ethical thinking - particularly to constructivism - and that it is capable of overcoming standard objections to perfectionism.

The Dialectics of Liberty

The Dialectics of Liberty
Author: Roger E. Bissell
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2019-06-04
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1498592104

This collection of essays explores the ways in which the defense of liberty can be bolstered by use of a dialectical method—that is, a mode of analysis devoted to grasping the full context of philosophical, cultural, and social factors requisite to the sustenance of human freedom. Its strength lies in the variety of disciplines and perspectives represented by contributors who apply explicitly dialectical tools to a classical liberal / libertarian analysis of social and cultural issues. In its conjoining of a dialectical method, typically associated with the socialist left, to a defense of individual liberty, typically associated with the libertarian right, this anthology challenges contemporary attitudes on both ends of the political spectrum. Though this conjunction of dialectics and liberty has been explored before in several works, including a trilogy of books written by one of our coeditors (Chris Matthew Sciabarra), this volume will be the first one of its kind to bring together accomplished scholars in political science, economics, philosophy, aesthetics, psychology, law, history, education, and rhetoric.