{"product_id":"the-free-market-existentialist-9781119121282","title":"The Free Market Existentialist","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncisive and engaging, \u003ci\u003eThe Free Market Existentialist\u003c\/i\u003e proposes a new philosophy that is a synthesis of existentialism, amoralism, and libertarianism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues that Sartre's existentialism fits better with capitalism than with Marxism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eServes as a rallying cry for a new alternative, a minimal state funded by an equal tax\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConfronts the final delusion of metaphysical morality, and proposes that we have nothing to fear from an amoral world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBegins an essential conversation for the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e century for students, scholars, and armchair philosophers alike with clear, accessible discussions of a range of topics across philosophy including atheism, evolutionary theory, and ethics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“William Irwin has transcended ideology and tribalism to unite a set of ideas that, for the first time, could end the rancor between the Left and the Right by reminding each of their shared values. This book will change the thinking of everyone interested in politics, economics, or religion—a game changing work.” —Michael Shermer, Publisher of Skeptic magazine, Presidential Fellow Chapman University, author of The Moral Arc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Irwin offers a defense of free market existentialism that is very readable and refreshingly humble.” —Joel Marks, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, University of New Haven, author of Ethics without Morals: In Defence of Amorality and Bad Faith: A Philosophical Memoir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a first-rate book; gutsy and charmingly written, with a genuinely exciting central argument. Amoral-atheist-existentialist-capitalism is compelling and ahead of its time. Irwin has crystallized our forbidden thoughts, articulating them in an accessible way, showing why we should no longer keep quiet about them.” —Sharon M. Kaye, John Carroll University, author of Philosophy: A Complete Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“William Irwin skillfully rescues existentialism from the specter of collectivism, with which it never sat easily.” —Mark D. White, chair of the Department of Philosophy, College of Staten Island\/CUNY, and author of Kantian Ethics and Economics: Autonomy, Dignity, and Character\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments vii \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Philosophies of Individualism 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 “Out, out, Brief Candle!”: What Do You Mean by Existentialism? 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Like Cigarettes and Existentialism: Why There Is no Necessary Connection between Marxism and Sartre 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 To Consume or not to Consume?: How Existentialism Helps Capitalism 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Why Nothing IsWrong: Moral Anti-realism 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Not Going to Hell in a Handbasket: Existentialism and a World without Morality 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 What’s Mine Is Mine: Moral Anti-realism and Property Rights 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Who’s Afraid of the Free Market?: Moral Anti-realism and the Minimal State 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Not Your Father’s Existentialism 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 193\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406991827287,"sku":"9781119121282","price":14.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119121282.jpg?v=1730497809","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-free-market-existentialist-9781119121282","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}