Michael Gendre, Nicolás Sánchez

Aligning Values and Politics (eBook, PDF)

Empowerment Versus Entitlement

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Aligning Values and Politics argues that empowering individuals for self-actualization is an indispensable tool for attaining freedom; therefore, politics must align with the promotion of self-actualization. Private property rights have in the past helped people to develop skills, but such rights were abused. Once these rights are combined with an ethics of responsibility, the book opens the doors to a nonpartisan analysis of income inequality, inheritance, race relations, abortion and governance. The book argues that the American government is engaged in producing "bread and circuses," inducing people into living vicariously. Using the ideas of Immanuel Kant, the authors claim that we can return to a civil society that values independence rather than entitlements.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. März 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780761886204
• Artikelnr.: 74849716

Autorenporträt

Michael Gendre has taught philosophy and ethics in colleges in and near Boston, as well as abroad. He sees Kant and Aristotle as compatible theorists for an ethics of responsibility.

Nicolás Sánchez is past Chairman of the Economics Department at Holy Cross College in Worcester, MA. His expertise is in the field of property rights and institutional analysis.

Inhaltsangabe

Dedication Acknowledgments Preface, by Michael Gendre 1 Introduction:
Empowering People Through Institutional Change 2 Manipulating People by
Means of "Bread and Circuses;" Then and Now 3 The Philosophical Case for
Limiting Government 4 Caring for Others Requires a Principle of Duty 5
Drawing the Line Between Self-Actualization and Our Duty to Others 6
Private Property Expands Our Opportunities 7 Imposing Restrictions on
Inheritance 8 Using Property Rights to Better Understand Abortion and
Adoption 9 The Market Is the Best Engine for Conflict Resolution 10
Discrimination As a Moral and Strategic Challenge 11 The Rise of Property
Rights in Historical Context: Their Use and Misuse 12 Bringing Back
Legitimacy to Government 13 Proposed Legal and Constitutional Changes 14
The Obstacles That We Still Face 15 The Road to Wealth Creation in a
Society With Meaningful Lives 16 Imperialism as a Threat to American
Governance 17 From Ancients to Moderns: Balancing Individual Rights and
Duties to Others Afterword and Summary in the Form of an Open Letter, by
Nicolás Sánchez Appendix A: Our Assumptions Appendix B: Our Understanding
of Scholarship Appendix C: The Kantian Texts and Their Contexts About the
Authors Bibliography Index