The Cambridge Handbook Of Classical Liberal Thought

Description

Polls suggest up to twenty percent of Americans describe their beliefs as 'libertarian', but libertarians are often derided as heartless Social Darwinists or naïve idealists. This illuminating handbook brings together scholars from a range of fields (from law to philosophy to politics to economics) and political perspectives (right, left, and center) to consider how classical liberal principles can help us understand and potentially address a variety of pressing social problems including immigration, climate change, the growth of the prison population, and a host of others. Anyone interested in political theory or practical law and politics will find this book an essential resource for understanding this major strand of American politics. Cover......Page 1 Half-title......Page 2 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 Contributors......Page 10 Preface......Page 12 Acknowledgments......Page 14 Introduction......Page 16 1 - The Rise, Fall, and Renaissance of Classical Liberalism......Page 24 2 - Back the Future......Page 35 3 - More and Better......Page 52 4 - The Boundaries of Antidiscrimination Laws......Page 62 5 - Environmental Protection......Page 71 6 - I, Pencil......Page 88 7 - Foot Voting and the Future of Liberty......Page 96 8 - Classical Liberal Administrative Law in a Progressive World......Page 120 9 - Political Libertarianism......Page 168 10 - The Bourgeois Argument for Freer Immigration......Page 191 11 - Rationality – What?......Page 206 12 - Property, Intellectual Property, and Regulation......Page 228 13 - Classical Liberalism and the Problem of Technological Change......Page 246 14 - Classical Liberalism, Race, and Mass Incarceration......Page 273 15 - Seven Problems for Classical Liberals......Page 285 16 - Meeting the Fundamental Objections to Classical Liberalism......Page 294 Index......Page 316