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Are Liberty and Equality Compatible? (For and Against)

By Jan Narveson , James P. Sterba

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2010
ISBN
0521883822, 9780521883825
LCC
JC575 .N37 2010
Open Library ID
OL23988963M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
922 kB (943979 bytes)
Series
For and Against
Edition
1
Pages
290\290
Time added
2010-07-29 05:14:56

Description

Are the political ideals of liberty and equality compatible? This question is of central and continuing importance in political philosophy, moral philosophy, and welfare economics. In this book, two distinguished philosophers take up the debate. Jan Narveson argues that a political ideal of negative liberty is incompatible with any substantive ideal of equality, while James P. Sterba argues that Narveson's own ideal of negative liberty is compatible, and in fact leads to the requirements of a substantive ideal of equality. Of course, they cannot both be right. Thus, the details of their arguments about the political ideal of negative liberty and its requirements will determine which of them is right. Engagingly and accessibly written, their debate will be of value to all who are interested in the central issue of what are the practical requirements of a political ideal of liberty.

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