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Anthony de Jasay is arguably one of the most independent thinkers and influential libertarian political philosophers of our time. Through his writings, he challenges the reigning paradigms justifying modern democratic government, providing an antidote to the well-intentioned yet, in Jasay''s opinion, naive expansion of state power furthered by much of modern thought today. In this collection of witty and compelling essays, the author challenges what many of today''s social and political philosophers widely accept: that social injustice is identified with inequality and social justice with equality. Rather, Jasay argues that justice preempts so-called social justice, so any attempt to adorn equality in the robes of social justice is an illusion, a sleight of hand, much as the Indian rope in the notorious trick is made to stand up skyward on its own. The fifteen articles in this collection include both published and unpublished papers written over the years 2008 to 2012. Scholars, studen

Social Justice the Indian Rope Trick

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      Publisher Liberty Fund Inc
      Published 8 October 2014
      ISBN-13 9780865978850
      978-0865978850
      ISBN-10 865978859
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      Monetary economics Social and political philosophy Society and culture: general

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      Book Synopsis
      Anthony de Jasay is arguably one of the most independent thinkers and influential libertarian political philosophers of our time. Through his writings, he challenges the reigning paradigms justifying modern democratic government, providing an antidote to the well-intentioned yet, in Jasay''s opinion, naive expansion of state power furthered by much of modern thought today. In this collection of witty and compelling essays, the author challenges what many of today''s social and political philosophers widely accept: that social injustice is identified with inequality and social justice with equality. Rather, Jasay argues that justice preempts so-called social justice, so any attempt to adorn equality in the robes of social justice is an illusion, a sleight of hand, much as the Indian rope in the notorious trick is made to stand up skyward on its own. The fifteen articles in this collection include both published and unpublished papers written over the years 2008 to 2012. Scholars, studen

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