All Posts Tagged With: "David Kelley"
The Intellectual Defense of Liberty
All too often defenders of free-market capitalism base their defense on the demonstration that free markets allocate resources more efficiently and hence lead to greater wealth than socialism and other forms of statism. While that is true, as Professor Milton Friedman frequently pointed out, economic efficiency and greater wealth should be seen and praised as [...]
1Oct2007 | Walter E. Williams | 0 comments | ContinuedA Life of One’s Own: Individual Rights and the Welfare State
Ellen Frankel Paul is professor of political science and philosophy and deputy director of the Social Philosophy and Policy Center at Bowling Green State University. David Kelley, erstwhile professor of philosophy, social commentator, and executive director of the Institute for Objectivist Studies, has written a marvelous yet slim volume exposing virtually everything that is wrong [...]
1Jun1999 | Ellen Frankel Paul | 1 comment | ContinuedUnrugged Individualism: The Selfish Basis of Benevolence and Generosity: Virtue in Civil Society
Andrew Cohen teaches philosophy at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. Critics often wonder how an ethics of self-interest has room for good will toward others, since it seems that egoism demands a ruthless unconcern for others. According to this caricature, egoists must cherish independence and eschew helping or being nice to other people. Is [...]
1Nov1998 | Andrew I. Cohen | 0 comments | Continued-
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