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The Metaphysics of Liberty

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Summary

Full Title: The Metaphysics of Liberty Author(s): Frank Forman Year Published: 1989 Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers Publication Type: Academic ISBN-10: 0-7923-0080-7 (hardcover) ISBN-13: Description: The primary subjects of the book are the social contract theory of James Buchanan and the metaphysics of Mario Bunge. Ayn Rand and other thinkers are discussed for purposes of comparison and contrast. This book is part of an academic series called the "Theory and Decision Library, Series A: Philosophy and Methodology of the Social Sciences."

Contents

Chapters significantly related to Ayn Rand or Objectivism are indicated in bold.

• Preface
• Chapter 1: James McGill Buchanan and Individualism
• Chapter 2: Roberto Mangabeira Unger and Collectivism
• Chapter 3: Mario Augusto Bunge and Scientific Metaphysics
• Chapter 4: Friedrich August Von Hayek and the Mirage of Social Justice
• Chapter 5: Ayn Rand and Natural Rights
• Chapter 6: Raymond Bernard Cattell and Evolutionary Federalism
• Endnotes
• Appendices
  1. Egalitarianism as a Morality Racket
  2. Review of Robert H. Frank, Choosing the Right Pond
  3. Review of David Gauthier, Morals by Agreement
  4. Contracting for Natural Rights
• Bibliography
• About the Author
• Name Index
• Glossary
• Subject Index
• Man as a Part of Nature Subindex
• Divine Subindex

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