The Cambridge Handbook of Classical Liberal Thought (Cambridge Law Handbooks)

Polls suggest up to twenty percent of Americans describe their beliefs as 'libertarian', but libertarians are often derided as heartless Social Darwinists or naïve idealists. This illuminating handbook brings together scholars from a range of fields (from law to philosophy to politics to economics) and political perspectives (right, left, and center) to consider how classical liberal principles can help us understand and potentially address a variety of pressing social problems including immigration, climate change, the growth of the prison population, and a host of others. Anyone interested in political theory or practical law and politics will find this book an essential resource for understanding this major strand of American politics. This Book Arises Out Of A Symposium On Classical-liberal Thought At The University Of Chicago Law School In 2015. The Law School Aspires To Two Precepts In Its Pursuit Of Truth: The Value Of Interdisciplinary Inquiry And The Importance Of Diverse Voices Being Heard. Applying These, The Ordower Symposium (named After Our Distinguished Alumnus And Benefactor Mark Ordower) Featured Scholars Of Law, Economics, And Philosophy. In Addition, The Attendees Were Not All Classical Liberals--sympathetic Voices, Hostile Voices, And Agnostic Voices Were All Heard During The Two-day Event. Those Voices Are Represented In This Volume. In The Pages That Follow, You Will Find The Views Of Classical Liberal Stalwarts Like Richard Epstein, Progressives Like Michael Seidman, And Everything In Between. The Book Also Features A Range Of Styles And Modes Of Inquiry, From Law To Economics To Philosophy. On Behalf Of The Participants In The Symposium And The Contributors To This Book, We Hope You Learn From This Work As Much As We Did From Engaging With Each Other About Fundamental Questions Regarding The Proper Role And Nature Of Government In Our Society-- The Rise, Fall, And Renaissance Of Classical Liberalism / Ralph Raico -- Back The Future : New Classical Liberalism And Old Social Justice / Jason Brennan -- More And Better : Resources Defined Through Property And Exchange / Art Carden -- The Boundaries Of Antidiscrimination Laws / David E. Bernstein -- Environmental Protection : Final Frontier Or Achilles Heel? / Jonathon H. Adler -- I, Pencil / Leonard E. Read -- Foot Voting And The Future Of Liberty / Ilya Somin -- Classical Liberal Administrative Law In A Progressive World / Michael Rappaport -- Political Libertarianism / Jacob T. Levy -- The Bourgeois Argument For Freer Immigration / Fernando R. Tesón -- Rationality -- What? : Misconceptions Of Neoclassical And Behavioral Economics / Mario J. Rizzo -- Property, Intellectual Property, And Regulation / James Y. Stern -- Classical Liberalism And The Problem Of Technological Change / Justin (gus) Hurwitz And Geoffrey A. Manne -- Classical Liberalism, Race And Mass Incarceration / Aziz Huq -- Seven Problems For Classical Liberals / Louis Michael Seidman -- Meeting The Fundamental Objections To Classical Liberalism / Richard A. Epstein. Edited By M. Todd Henderson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "This book arises out of a symposium on classical-liberal thought at the University of Chicago Law School in 2015. The Law School aspires to two precepts in its pursuit of truth: the value of interdisciplinary inquiry and the importance of diverse voices being heard. Applying these, the Ordower Symposium (named after our distinguished alumnus and benefactor Mark Ordower) featured scholars of law, economics, and philosophy. In addition, the attendees were not all classical liberals--sympathetic voices, hostile voices, and agnostic voices were all heard during the two-day event. Those voices are represented in this volume. In the pages that follow, you will find the views of classical liberal stalwarts like Richard Epstein, progressives like Michael Seidman, and everything in between. The book also features a range of styles and modes of inquiry, from law to economics to philosophy. On behalf of the participants in the symposium and the contributors to this book, we hope you learn from this work as much as we did from engaging with each other about fundamental questions regarding the proper role and nature of government in our society."--Résumé de l'éditeur Cover......Page 1 Half-title......Page 2 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 Contributors......Page 10 Preface......Page 12 Acknowledgments......Page 14 Introduction......Page 16 1 - The Rise, Fall, and Renaissance of Classical Liberalism......Page 24 2 - Back the Future......Page 35 3 - More and Better......Page 52 4 - The Boundaries of Antidiscrimination Laws......Page 62 5 - Environmental Protection......Page 71 6 - I, Pencil......Page 88 7 - Foot Voting and the Future of Liberty......Page 96 8 - Classical Liberal Administrative Law in a Progressive World......Page 120 9 - Political Libertarianism......Page 168 10 - The Bourgeois Argument for Freer Immigration......Page 191 11 - Rationality – What?......Page 206 12 - Property, Intellectual Property, and Regulation......Page 228 13 - Classical Liberalism and the Problem of Technological Change......Page 246 14 - Classical Liberalism, Race, and Mass Incarceration......Page 273 15 - Seven Problems for Classical Liberals......Page 285 16 - Meeting the Fundamental Objections to Classical Liberalism......Page 294 Index......Page 316