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In The Passion for Liberty, Tibor R. Machan defends a libertarian conception of a free society, one in which individuals are sovereign, self-governing beings, not subject to others' will without their consent. In the tradition of John Locke, Adam Smith, Ayn Rand, and Robert Nozick, Machan argues that such a society—far from being hedonistic, licentious, or disorderly—is the best possible ideal for humans. In doing so, he addresses specific issues such as affirmative action, abortion, military intervention, and torture in light of the relationship between liberty and democracy.
As freedom takes on a new urgency, The Passion for Liberty reminds us of the importance of individual liberty and why it needs to be defended.
Contents
Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Introduction: For Individual Rights
Chapter 3 Opposing Senses of Freedom
Chapter 4 Ethical Egoism (or Individualism)-Personal Responsibility
Chapter 5 Why Capitalism Squares with Morality
Chapter 6 Immigration into a Free Society
Chapter 7 Military Defense of a Free Society
Chapter 8 Liberty - Economic v. Moral benefits
Chapter 9 Against Utilitarianism
Chapter 10 Reflections on the Right to Private Property
Chapter 11 The Democratic Ideal
Chapter 12 Revisiting the Class Warfare
Chapter 13 Individual rights, Democracy and Government Debt
Chapter 14 Exploring Extreme Violence (Torture)
Chapter 15 The Norms of Military Intervention
Chapter 16 Democracy and Foreign Affairs
Chapter 17 Why Abortion is not Murder
Chapter 18 Objections and Alternatives to Affirmative Action
Chapter 19 The Bill of Rights and Moral Philosophy
Chapter 20 Freedom and the Media
