Tag Archives: Thomas Hobbes

John Rawls and the sin of merit

by Aschwin de Wolf Posted on March 26, 2009

For those who have always suspected a strong religious undertone in the writings of John Rawls, the following piece by Joshua Cohen and Thomas Nagel will come as a revelation. Reflecting on Rawls’s senior thesis “A Brief Inquiry into the … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts & Living, Philosophy | Tagged Calvinism, Friedrich Nietzsche, John Rawls, Modern Liberalism, Political Correctness, Religion, Socialism, Thomas Hobbes | Comments Off

Beyond politics

by Aschwin de Wolf Posted on December 1, 2008

In the introduction to his collection of writings, Socratic Puzzles, Robert Nozick writes that he never responded to the sizable literature on Anarchy, State and Utopia. His natural inclination would be to defend his views. As Nozick notes, “How could … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Voting | Tagged Anthony de Jasay, Epicurus, Julius Evola, Leo Strauss, Political Hedonism, Political Philosophy, Politics, Robert Nozick, Thomas Hobbes | Leave a comment

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: Thomas Hobbes

John Rawls and the sin of merit

Beyond politics

The minimalist future of ethics

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