Description: Defends a libertarian social ethic that can support government action in pursuit of social goals and offers a new perspective on the relationship between social ethics, personal ethics, and environmental ethics.
Brief description: Tal Scriven is Professor of Philosophy at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
Review Quotes:
"This is a provocative new perspective on the relationship of social ethics and the 'good life' of individuals. What is most significant is the defense of a plausible libertarian social ethic, an ethic that can support government action in pursuit of social goods. One of the best features of the book is the combination and juxtaposition of major figures in the history of philosophy, current social policy, and common moral beliefs." -- Eric Katz, author of Nature as Subject: Human Obligation and Natural Community
"Interesting and intelligent, insightful and provocative...[this] book promises to be the beginning of worthwhile discussions on a number of the subjects on which it touches." -- Edward Johnson, University of New Orleans