Tag Archives: Ethics

Rights: nonsensical, empirical and hypothetical

by Aschwin de Wolf Posted on December 18, 2010

If there is one thing that characterizes contemporary political discourse, and contemporary political liberalism in particular, it is the obsession with “rights.” Individual rights are absolute, or “trumps,” that do not permit to be overridden by collective goals, and can … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Society | Tagged Anthony de Jasay, David Gauthier, Ethics, Human Rights, Jan Narveson, John Rawls, Liberalism, Libertarianism, Thomas Hobbes | Comments Off

Justice as impartiality

by Aschwin de Wolf Posted on December 18, 2010

One common answer to the question of what should characterize an acceptable theory of justice is that it should be “impartial.” This is generally understood to mean that a theory of justice should not be tailored to the interests of … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, Society | Tagged Coercion, David Gauthier, Ethics, Impartiality, Jan Narveson, John Rawls | Comments Off

The minimalist future of ethics

by Aschwin de Wolf Posted on December 1, 2008

Is ethics a science? Can there be progress in ethics similar to the progress we observe in science? In this brief article it is argued that traditional approaches to ethics are lacking. A minimalist “economic” approach, as suggested in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy | Tagged Contractarianism, David Gauthier, Ethics, Thomas Hobbes | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Ethics

Rights: nonsensical, empirical and hypothetical

Justice as impartiality

The minimalist future of ethics

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