书名: Classical Individualism: The Supreme Importance of Each Human Being (Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought)
作者: Tibor R. Machan (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 1 edition (August 7, 1998)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415165725
ISBN-13: 978-0415165723
Book Description
In Classical Individualism, Tibor R.Machan argues that individualism is far from dead. Machan identifies, develops and defends what he calls classical individualism—an individualism humanized by classical philosophy, rooted in Aristotle rather than in Hobbes.
Classical Individualism does not reject the social nature of human beings, but finds that everyone is a self-directed agent who is responsible for what he or she does. Machan rejects all types of collectivism, including communitarianism, ethnic solidarity, racial unity and gender identity. The ideas expressed in Classical Individualism have important social and political implications, and will be of interest to anyone concerned with the notion of individuality and individual responsibility.
Anyone with an interest in social and political affairs, social ethics, political philosophy, economics, rights theory, the nature of the human being, libertarianism, capitalism, or environmentalism will want to read this book.
Review
"Machan's book is one of the most thorough accounts of political and moral individualism available…. However classical its origins, classical individualism provides us with a new alternative perspective through which to make sense of the competing claims, interests and programs found in our world." -- Douglas J.Den Uyl, Bellarmine College, Louisville, USA
About the Author
Tibor R.Machan is Professor at Auburn University, Alabama, but is currently Professor and Distinguished Fellow at the School of Business and Economics, Chapman University, California. He is also a research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. His most recent books include Generosity: Virtue in Civil Society, Private Rights and Public Illusions and Liberty and Culture: Essays on the Idea of a Free Society.
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作者: Tibor R. Machan (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 1 edition (August 7, 1998)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415165725
ISBN-13: 978-0415165723
Book Description
In Classical Individualism, Tibor R.Machan argues that individualism is far from dead. Machan identifies, develops and defends what he calls classical individualism—an individualism humanized by classical philosophy, rooted in Aristotle rather than in Hobbes.
Classical Individualism does not reject the social nature of human beings, but finds that everyone is a self-directed agent who is responsible for what he or she does. Machan rejects all types of collectivism, including communitarianism, ethnic solidarity, racial unity and gender identity. The ideas expressed in Classical Individualism have important social and political implications, and will be of interest to anyone concerned with the notion of individuality and individual responsibility.
Anyone with an interest in social and political affairs, social ethics, political philosophy, economics, rights theory, the nature of the human being, libertarianism, capitalism, or environmentalism will want to read this book.
Review
"Machan's book is one of the most thorough accounts of political and moral individualism available…. However classical its origins, classical individualism provides us with a new alternative perspective through which to make sense of the competing claims, interests and programs found in our world." -- Douglas J.Den Uyl, Bellarmine College, Louisville, USA
About the Author
Tibor R.Machan is Professor at Auburn University, Alabama, but is currently Professor and Distinguished Fellow at the School of Business and Economics, Chapman University, California. He is also a research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. His most recent books include Generosity: Virtue in Civil Society, Private Rights and Public Illusions and Liberty and Culture: Essays on the Idea of a Free Society.
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