Person, Polis, Planet: Essays In Applied Philosophy

By Oxford University Press, David Schmidtz

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 co...

Robert Nozick

By David Schmidtz

Publisher Description (unedited publisher data) This is an introductory volume to Robert Nozick, one of the dominant philosophical thinkers of the current age. It is part of a new series, Contempor...

Social Welfare And Individual Responsibility

By Robert E. Goodin, David Schmidtz

"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-fun...

Social Welfare & Indiv Responsiblty

By David Schmidtz, Schmidtz/Goodin

"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-fun...

Robert Nozick

By DAVID SCHMIDTZ, Robert Nozick, David Schmidtz

Publisher Description (unedited Publisher Data) This Is An Introductory Volume To Robert Nozick, One Of The Dominant Philosophical Thinkers Of The Current Age. It Is Part Of A New Series, Contempor...

The Elements Of Justice

By David Schmidtz

The Neighborhood Of Justice -- The Basic Concept -- -- A Variety Of Contestants -- Contextual Functionalism -- What Is Theory? -- Desert -- What Did I Do To Deserve This? -- Deserving A Chance -- D...

Environmental Ethics: What Really Matters, What Really Works

By David Schmidtz, Elizabeth Willott

Rational Choice And Moral Agency

By David Schmidtz, Schmidtz, David

Is it rational to be moral? How do rationality and morality fit together with being human? These questions are at the heart of David Schmidtz's exploration of the connections between rationality an...

The Limits Of Government: An Essay On The Public Goods Argument

By David Schmidtz

The most widely accepted justification for political authority is that coercive institutions are necessary to provide for public goods. Making use of the tools of rational choice theory, economics,...

The Limits Of Government: An Essay On The Public Goods Argument

By David Schmidtz

The most widely accepted justification for political authority is that coercive institutions are necessary to provide for public goods. Making use of the tools of rational choice theory, economics,...