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Anthony de Jasay is arguably one of the most independent thinkers and influential libertarian political philosophers of our time. Through his writings, he challenges the reigning paradigms justifying modern democratic government, providing an antidote to the well-intentioned yet, in Jasays opinion, naive expansion of state power furthered by much of modern thought today. In this collection of witty and compelling essays, the author challenges what many of todays social and political philosophers widely accept: that social injustice is identified with inequality and social justice with equality. Rather, Jasay argues that justice preempts so-called social justice, so any attempt to adorn equality in the robes of social justice is an illusion, a sleight of hand, much as the Indian rope in the notorious trick is made to stand up skyward on its own. The fifteen articles in this collection include both published and unpublished papers written over the years 2008 to 2012. Scholars, students, and general readers will enjoy this collection, which is written with just the right blend of serious scholarship, wit, and plain speaking. In addition, Social Justice and the Indian Rope Trick can be seen as a continuation of Jasays Political Philosophy, Clearly (Liberty Fund, 2010) and a companion to his book Economic Sense and Nonsense (Liberty Fund, 2014).

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Author:   Anthony Jasay ,  Hartmut Kliemt
Publisher:   Liberty Fund Inc
Imprint:   Liberty Fund Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.506kg
ISBN:  

9780865978843

ISBN 10:   0865978840
Pages:   189
Publication Date:   08 October 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface; Equalities, the Claims of Social Justice, & the Indian Rope Trick; Ranking Worlds by Words: A Case for Inequality; Against Poverty & the Misuse of Language That Helps to Perpetuate It; The Justice That Overrules the Rules of Justice; The Inadvertent Surrender: Spreading the State, Shrinking Liberty; Presumption of Liberty; On Rightsism; Human Rights & Wrongs: Misnomers, Illusions, Tensions; Conduct & Contract; Ordered Anarchy & Contractarianism; Inspecting the Foundations of Liberalism; Suckers, Punters, Pathbreakers: When Homo Oeconomicus Is Selflessly Selfish; Who Will Guard the Guardians?; Can Opportunity Be Equal? A Note on False Pretenses in Equality Discourse; Morals by Agreements; Index.

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Anthony de Jasay is an independent theorist living in France. Other books he has written for Liberty Fund include The State, Justice and Its Surroundings, Social Contract, Free Ride, Political Philosophy, Clearly, and Political Economy, Concisely. Hartmut Kliemt is Professor of Philosophy and Economics at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management.

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