Douglas J. Den Uyl

Douglas B. Rasmussen

Aristotle's way of thinking has normally been understood as hostile to any liberal, pluralistic, or commercial society. In Liberal Nature, Rasmussen and Den Uyl set out to show that the Aristotelian approach to ethics supports the natural rights which form the most secure basis for liberal principles. The authors lay the foundations for their thesis by rebutting the most prominent arguments against the Aristotelian approach; they then offer a new interpretation for Aristotelian ethics as a natural-end ethics in which human flourishing is the ultimate moral standard.

An Aristotelian Defense of Liberal Order

Liberty and Nature

A Perfectionist Basis for Non-Perfectionist Politics

Norms of Liberty

"An Illini book." Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Philosophic Thought of Ayn Rand

James P. Sterba

When the Pastoral Letter on Catholic Social Teaching and the U.S. Economy of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops was ï¬rst released to the public, it occasioned a storm of controversy. The Bishops were criticized for presuming to enter into the debate on public policy, as well as for the speciï¬c policy recommendations they made. Here, Sterba and Rasmussen debate the philosophical validity of the Bishops' analysis of the U.S. economy, discussing the conception of human dignity philosophically, while critiquing economic empirical evidence.

A Debate

The Catholic Bishops and the U.S. Economy

Aeon J. Skoble

This collection of essays seeks to explore Tibor R. Machan s philosophical ideas by considering some of the basic issues with which he has been concerned throughout his long and highly productive career."

Essays in Honor of Tibor R. Machan

Reality, Reason, and Rights

Douglas B. Rasmussen and Douglas J. Den Uyl maintain that a realist turn—namely, one in which the natural order is the basis for individual rights—is needed to bring about a proper understanding and defense of liberty. They argue that the critical character of individual rights results from their being tethered to metaphysical realism. After reprising their explanation and defense of natural rights, Rasmussen and Den Uyl explain metaphysical realism and defend it against neo-pragmatist objections. They show it to be a formidable and preferable alternative to epistemic constructivism and crucial for a suitable understanding of ideal theory.

Douglas B. Rasmussen

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