Tag Archives: David Hume

Strict contractarianism or anarchist conventionalism

by Aschwin de Wolf Posted on June 7, 2011

The June 2011 issue of Economic Affairs features my review of Anthony de Jasay’s most recent collection of articles, Political Philosophy, Clearly: Essays on Freedom and Fairness, Property and Equalities. As in all his works, in this book Anthony de … Continue reading →

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Anthony de Jasay on liberalism, democracy and conventions

by Aschwin de Wolf Posted on October 1, 2010

Despite losing his eyesight, Anthony de Jasay still publishes some of the most thought-provoking papers in social philosophy. In a recent article for the Institute of Economic  Affairs, de Jasay inspects the foundations of liberalism and observes that: In contrast … Continue reading →

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