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David Schmidtz

Author of The Elements of Justice

15 Works 309 Members 1 Review

Works by David Schmidtz

The Elements of Justice (2006) 72 copies

Environmental Ethics: What Really Matters, What Really Works (1994) 61 copies

Social Welfare and Individual Responsibility (1998) 34 copies

Robert Nozick (2002) 32 copies

A Brief History of Liberty (Brief Histories of Philosophy) (2010) — Author — 30 copies, 1 review

Rational Choice and Moral Agency (1995) 23 copies

The Limits of Government: An Essay on the Public Goods Argument (1990) 17 copies

The Oxford Handbook of Freedom (Oxford Handbooks) (2018) 15 copies

Person, Polis, Planet: Essays in Applied Philosophy (2008) 9 copies

Creating Wealth: Ethical and Economic Perspectives (2011) 5 copies

Living Together: Inventing Moral Science (2023) 5 copies

Equality and Public Policy (2015) — Editor — 2 copies

Debating Education: Is There a Role for Markets? (2019) 2 copies

Equal Respect and Equal Shares 1 copy

Philosophy : environmental ethics (2017) 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1955
Gender: male
Education: University of Arizona (Ph.D. ∙ Philosophy)
University of Saskatchewan
Occupations: professor of philosophy
Organizations: University of Arizona
Yale University
Relationships: Willott, Elizabeth (ex-wife)
Nationality: Canada
USA
Birthplace: Canada
Places of residence: Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada
Associated Place (for map): Saskatchewan, Canada

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A Brief History of Liberty by David Schmidtz

Interesting review of the concepts of liberty & freedom through history. From a libertarian perspective but not unduly biased, I don't think.

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Works: 15
Members: 309
Popularity: #76,231
Rating: ½ 4.3

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 58
Languages: 4

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