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  | | A Brief History of Liberty(1st Edition) by David Schmidtz, Jason Brennan Paperback, 280 Pages, Published 2010 by Wiley-Blackwell ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-7079-6, ISBN: 1-4051-7079-4 "Through a fusion of philosophical, social scientific, and historical methods, A Brief History of Liberty provides a comprehensive, philosophically–informed portrait of the elusive nature of one of our most cherished ideals. Offers a succinct yet thorough survey of personal freedom Explores the true meaning of liberty, drawing philosophical lessons about liberty from history Considers the writings of key historical figures from ..." |
 | | Person, Polis, Planet(1st Edition) Essays in Applied Philosophy by David Schmidtz Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2008 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-536583-2, ISBN: 0-19-536583-6 "This volume collects thirteen of David Schmidtzs essays on the question of what it takes to live a good life, given that we live in a social and natural world. Part One defends a non-maximizing conception of rational choice, explains how even ultimate goals can be rationally chosen, defends the rationality of concern and regard for others (even to the point of being willing to die for a cause), and explains why decision theory is necess ..." |
 | | Social Welfare and Individual Responsibility(1st Edition) (For and Against) by David Schmidtz, Robert Edward Goodin, Schmidtz/Goodin, R. G. Frey Paperback, 244 Pages, Published 1998 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-56461-8, ISBN: 0-521-56461-1 "The issue of social welfare and individual responsibility has become a topic of international public debate in recent years as politicians around the world now question the legitimacy of state-funded welfare programs. David Schmidtz and Robert Goodin debate the ethical merits of individual versus collective responsibility for welfare. David Schmidtz argues that social welfare policy should prepare people for responsible adulthood rath ..." |
 | | Debating Education Is There a Role for Markets? (Debating Ethics) by Harry Brighouse, David Schmidtz Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2019 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-930095-2, ISBN: 0-19-930095-X "Debating Education puts two leading scholars in conversation with each other on the subject of education-specifically, what role, if any, markets should play in policy reform. David Schmidtz and Harry Brighouse each advance nuanced arguments and respond to each other, presenting contrasting views on education as a public good. Schmidtz argues on behalf of a market-driven approach, making the case that educational opportunities do not ne ..." |
 | | Environmental Ethics(3rd Edition) What Really Matters, What Really Works by David Schmidtz, Dan C. Shahar, Elizabeth Willott Paperback, 656 Pages, Published 2018 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-025922-8, ISBN: 0-19-025922-1 "Significantly revised in this third edition, Environmental Ethics: What Really Matters, What Really Works examines morality from an environmental perspective. Featuring accessible selections--from classic articles to examples of cutting-edge original research--it addresses both theory and practice.Asking what really matters, the first section of the book explores the abstract ideas of human value and value in nature. The second section ..." |
 | | Commercial Society A Primer on Ethics and Economics by Cathleen A. Johnson, David Schmidtz, Robert F. Lusch, Schmidtz/Johnson/Lus Paperback, 354 Pages, Published 2019 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 978-1-78661-356-1, ISBN: 1-78661-356-5 "One of the greatest and most joyful challenges of adult life is to develop skills that make the people around us better off with us than without us. Integrity is a key part of that challenge. We are social animals, aiming not simply to trade but to make a place for ourselves in a community. You don’t want to have to pretend that you feel proud of fooling your customers into believing you could be trusted.The ethical question is: how do ..." |
 | | Environmental Ethics(2nd Edition) What Really Matters, What Really Works by David Schmidtz, Elizabeth Willott Paperback, 688 Pages, Published 2011 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-979351-8, ISBN: 0-19-979351-4 "Extensively revised and expanded in this second edition, Environmental Ethics: What Really Matters, What Really Works examines morality from an environmental perspective. Featuring seventy-one accessible selections―from classic articles to examples of cutting-edge original research―it addresses both theory and practice. Asking what really matters, the first section of the book explores the abstract ideas of human value and value in natu ..." |
 | | Robert Nozick (Contemporary Philosophy in Focus) by David Schmidtz, David Miller, Professor John T. Sanders, Michael Williams Ph. Paperback, 242 Pages, Published 2002 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-00671-2, ISBN: 0-521-00671-6 "This introductory volume is devoted to Robert Nozick, one of the dominant philosophical thinkers of the current age. Nozick's famous book, Anarchy, State and Utopia (1974), presents the classic defense of the libertarian view that only a minimal state is just. He has made significant contributions to such areas as rational choice theory, ethics, epistemology and philosophy of mind. In addition to philosophers, the book will be of parti ..." |
 | | Environmental Ethics(2nd Edition) What Really Matters, What Really Works by David Schmidtz, Elizabeth Willott Paperback, 592 Pages, Published 2001 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-513909-9, ISBN: 0-19-513909-7 "Featuring sixty-two accessible selections--from classic articles to examples of cutting-edge original research--Environmental Ethics: What Really Matters, What Really Works addresses both of the principal areas of inquiry in the field: the exploration of morality from an environmental perspective and the analysis of the current state of our environment. Aiming to determine what issues really matter, the first section of the book respond ..." |
 | | Creating Wealth(2nd Edition) Ethical and Economic Perspectives by David Schmidtz, John Thrasher Paperback, 547 Pages, Published 2013 by Cognella, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1-62131-094-5, ISBN: 1-62131-094-9 "Book by" |
 | | Robert Nozick(Updated) (Contemporary Philosophy in Focus) by David Schmidtz, David Miller, Professor John T. Sanders, Gerald Gaus, Michael Williams Ph., Cambridge University Press Hardcover, 242 Pages, Published 2002 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-78226-5, ISBN: 0-521-78226-0 "This introductory volume is devoted to Robert Nozick, one of the dominant philosophical thinkers of the current age. Nozick's famous book, Anarchy, State and Utopia (1974), presents the classic defense of the libertarian view that only a minimal state is just. He has made significant contributions to such areas as rational choice theory, ethics, epistemology and philosophy of mind. In addition to philosophers, the book will be of parti ..." |
 | | Creating Wealth by David Schmidtz Hardcover, Published 2013 by Cognella Academic Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-5165-5017-3, ISBN: 1-5165-5017-X |
 | | Debating Education (Hardcover) by Harry Brighouse, David Schmidtz Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2019 by Oxford University Press Inc, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-19-930094-5, ISBN: 0-19-930094-1 "Debating Education puts two leading scholars in conversation with each other on the subject of education-specifically, what role, if any, markets should play in policy reform." |
 | | Commercial Society A Primer on Ethics and Economics (Economy, Polity, and Society) by David Schmidtz, Cathleen A. Johnson, Robert F. Lusch Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2019 by Rowman & Littlefield International ISBN-13: 978-1-78661-355-4, ISBN: 1-78661-355-7 "One of the greatest and most joyful challenges of adult life is to develop skills that make the people around us better off with us than without us. Integrity is a key part of that challenge. We are social animals, aiming not simply to trade but to make a place for ourselves in a community. You don’t want to have to pretend that you feel proud of fooling your customers into believing you could be trusted.The ethical question is: how do ..." |
 | | Person, Polis, Planet(Reprint) Essays in Applied Philosophy by David Schmidtz Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2011 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-986170-5, ISBN: 0-19-986170-6 "This volume collects thirteen of David Schmidtz's essays on the question of what it takes to live a good life, given that we live in a social and natural world. Part One defends a non-maximizing conception of rational choice, explains how even ultimate goals can be rationally chosen, defends the rationality of concern and regard for others (even to the point of being willing to die for a cause), and explains why decision theory is neces ..." |
 | | The Oxford Handbook of Freedom (Oxford Handbooks) by David Schmidtz, Carmen Pavel Hardcover, 544 Pages, Published 2018 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-998942-3, ISBN: 0-19-998942-7 "We speak of being 'free' to speak our minds, free to go to college, free to move about; we can be cancer-free, debt-free, worry-free, or free from doubt. The concept of freedom (and relatedly the notion of liberty) is ubiquitous but not everyone agrees what the term means, and the philosophical analysis of freedom that has grown over the last two decades has revealed it to be a complex notion whose meaning is dependent on the context. T ..." |
 | | Ethics, Economy, and Entrepreneurship(1st Edition) by Cathleen Johnson, Robert F. Lusch, David Schmidtz Paperback, 309 Pages, Published 2016 by Sagent Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-9962027-3-2, ISBN: 0-9962027-3-0 "Every species has its tools for survival. To say "no man is an island" is to say that without trade, we would live and die like any other large mammal. Humanity's unique survival mechanism is not a matter of being especially fast or strong or being able to fly. Our survival mechanism is our ability to make deals with strangers. Each of us arrives as a newborn baby to a world that does not yet need us. The greatest and most joyful challe ..." |
 | | Creating Wealth by David Schmidtz, John Thrasher Published 2012 ISBN-13: 978-1-62131-093-8, ISBN: 1-62131-093-0 |
 | | A Brief History of Liberty(1st Edition) (Brief Histories of Philosophy) by David Schmidtz, Jason Brennan Hardcover, 280 Pages, Published 2010 by Wiley-Blackwell ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-7080-2, ISBN: 1-4051-7080-8 "Through a fusion of philosophical, social scientific, and historical methods, A Brief History of Liberty provides a comprehensive, philosophically-informed portrait of the elusive nature of one of our most cherished ideals. Offers a succinct yet thorough survey of personal freedom Explores the true meaning of liberty, drawing philosophical lessons about liberty from history Considers the writings of key historical figures from Socrate ..." |
 | | The Elements of Justice(1st Edition) by David Schmidtz Hardcover, 254 Pages, Published 2006 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-83164-2, ISBN: 0-521-83164-4 "What is justice? Questions of justice are questions about what people are due. However, what that means in practice depends on the context in which the question is raised. Depending on context, the formal question of what people are due is answered by principles of desert, reciprocity, equality, or need. Justice, therefore, is a constellation of elements that exhibit a degree of integration and unity. Nonetheless, the integrity of justi ..." |
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