Right Road to Radical Freedom

by Tibor R. Machan

Overview

This work focuses on the topic of freedom. The author starts with the old issue of free will — do we as individual human beings choose our conduct, at least partly independently, freely? He comes down on the side of libertarians who answer Yes, and scorns the compatibilism of philosophers like Daniel Dennett, who try to rescue some kind of freedom from a physically determined universe. From here he moves on to apply his belief in radical freedom to areas of life such as religion, politics, and morality, tackling subjects as diverse as taxation, private property, justice and the welfare state.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781845400187
Publisher:	Imprint Academic
Publication date:	01/01/2007
Series:	Societas
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Tibor R. Machan is a Hoover research fellow, Professor Emeritus, Department of Philosophy, Auburn University, Alabama, and holds the R. C. Hoiles Endowed Chair in Business Ethics and Free Enterprise at the Argyros School of Business & Economics, Chapman University.

Machan has written more than a dozen books in epistemology, ethics, political philosophy and business ethics and has co-edited more than 20 books with contributions from some of the most prominent thinkers in political economy. He has taught at Auburn University, UCSB, Franklin College, Switzerland, the US Military Academy, West Point and Chapman University.

Editorial Reviews

"[The right road to radical freedom] is a good piece of work and stimulates interest in libertarian philosophy. Readers will find the book interesting, even if the do not subscribe to the views expressed by Machan."

Metapsychology - V. Prabhu

"[The right road to radical freedom] is a good piece of work and stimulates interest in libertarian philosophy. Readers will find the book interesting, even if the do not subscribe to the views expressed by Machan." V. Prabhu, Metapsychology.

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