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New Book on Objectivism Posted by Stephen Boydstun on 7/31, 5:57am | ||
Then Athena Said Unilateral Transfers and the Transformation of Objectivist Ethics Kathleen Touchstone University Press of America, 2006 Contents 1. The Basis for Objectivist Ethics 2. Reproductivity 3. Forced Unilateral Transfers and Retaliation in a State of Nature 4. Decision-Making on a Desert Island 5. Decision-Making with Two Players 6. The Primary Social Unit (PSU) 7. Rights: Positive and Negative 8. Ownership 9. Intellectual Property: Unilateral Transfers 10. The Social Contract 11. Value 12. Productivity and Destiny 13. Replacement Capital 14. The Consumption-Saving Decision 15. Ethical Decision-Making 16. Charity 17. Favors, Forgiveness, and Emotions Review "This is an invaluable book, making some genuinely original contributions to social philosophy, especially, Touchstone's argument that within the Objectivist framework other people ought to occupy a more significant position than Rand's work makes evident is novel and suggestive of important developments. The work should be of interest to both students and critics of Rand's thought as well as anyone who sees promise in a classical liberal, libertarian social and political philosophy."—Tibor Machan | ||
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