Introduction to Political Philosophy with Jason Brennan: A Lib​er​tar​i​an​ism​.org Guide

Jason Brennan introduces several theories about the ethical relationships between individuals, society, and the state

Jason Brennan

Jason Brennan is the Robert J. and Elizabeth Flanagan Associate Professor of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at Georgetown University. He is the author of Against Democracy (2016), Markets without Limits (2015), Compulsory Voting: For and Against (2014), Why Not Capitalism? (2014), Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know (2012), The Ethics of Voting (2011), and A Brief History of Liberty (2010). Brennan also blogs at Bleeding Heart Libertarians.

Welcome to Political Philosophy: A Lib​er​tar​i​an​ism​.org Guide.

These eleven short lectures serve as an introduction to several major theories of the ethical relationships between individuals, society, and the state; to the arguments philosophers have made for and against these theories; and ultimately to how to be more thoughtful and rigorous in your own thinking. Jason Brennan is Robert J. and Elizabeth Flanagan Associate Professor of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at Georgetown University. He is the author of Why Not Capitalism? (2014), Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know (2012), The Ethics of Voting (2011), and A Brief History of Liberty (2010).

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Political Philosophy: An Introduction

This book serves as an introduction to some of the major theories of justice, to the arguments philosophers have made for and against these theories, and, ultimately, to how to be more thoughtful and rigorous in your own thinking.