Deleting the State: An Argument About Government [Paperback]

Aeon J. Skoble (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 28, 2008

This book, in the tradition of Robert Nozick’s Anarchy, State, and Utopia, sheds new light on persistent philosophical questions about the nature and justification of political authority. Skoble’s discussion draws upon law, economics, and game theory to examine limited-state and anarchist theories from the standpoint of liberty and human rights. It includes a careful elucidation, based on the analysis in F. A. Hayek’s Constitution of Liberty, of the nature of coercion and the extent to which it can realistically be minimized. Skoble sets out the differences between libertarian and communitarian perspectives on the nature of society and the state, and, finally, compares the merits and demerits of violent and nonviolent strategies for political change.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Open Court (April 28, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 081269614X
• ISBN-13: 978-0812696141
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,104,543 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Holds many thought-provoking considerations, January 12, 2009

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Is the state a necessary evil, or can its problems be overcome? Aeron J. Skoble's philosophical examination DELETING THE STATE: AN ARGUMENT ABOUT GOVERNMENT offers an analysis of various arguments about the state that traces all debates down to the idea that mutual warfare would emerge in the absence of political authority. High school to college-level libraries strong on both philosophy and political debates will find this holds many thought-provoking considerations.