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Jan Narveson

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Jan Narveson, OC (born 1936) is professor of philosophy emeritus at the University of Waterloo, in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. [1]

27 relations: Adrienne Clarkson, Anarcho-capitalism, Classical liberalism, Contemporary philosophy, David Gauthier, Erskine, Minnesota, Gerald Cohen, Harvard University, Institute for Liberal Studies, Libertarian anarchism, Libertarianism, Marilyn Friedman, Marxism, Ontario Libertarian Party, Order of Canada, Philosophy, Political philosophy, Robert Nozick, Social contract, Thomas Hobbes, United States, University of Chicago, University of Oxford, University of Waterloo, Utilitarianism, Waterloo, Ontario, Western philosophy.

Adrienne Clarkson

Adrienne Louise Clarkson (née Poy, February 10, 1939) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 26th since Canadian Confederation.

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Anarcho-capitalism

Anarcho-capitalism is a political philosophy and school of anarchist thought that advocates the elimination of centralized state dictum in favor of self-ownership, private property and free markets.

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Classical liberalism

Classical liberalism is a political ideology and a branch of liberalism which advocates civil liberties under the rule of law with an emphasis on economic freedom.

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Contemporary philosophy

Contemporary philosophy is the present period in the history of Western philosophy beginning at the end of the 19th century with the professionalization of the discipline and the rise of analytic and continental philosophy.

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David Gauthier

David Gauthier (born 10 September 1932) is a Canadian-American philosopher best known for his neo-Hobbesian social contract (contractarian) theory of morality, as developed in his 1986 book Morals by Agreement.

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Erskine, Minnesota

Erskine is a city in Polk County, Minnesota, United States.

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Gerald Cohen

Gerald Allan "Jerry" Cohen, FBA (14 April 1941 – 5 August 2009) was a Marxist political philosopher who held the positions of Quain Professor of Jurisprudence, University College London and Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory, All Souls College, Oxford.

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Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Institute for Liberal Studies

The Institute for Liberal Studies (ILS) is an Ontario-based non-profit educational organization located in Ottawa that focuses on the discussion of classical liberal ideas.

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Libertarian anarchism

Libertarian anarchism may refer to.

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Libertarianism

Libertarianism (from libertas, meaning "freedom") is a collection of political philosophies and movements that uphold liberty as a core principle.

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Marilyn Friedman

Marilyn Ann Friedman (born April 7, 1945), is an American philosopher.

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Marxism

Marxism is a method of socioeconomic analysis that views class relations and social conflict using a materialist interpretation of historical development and takes a dialectical view of social transformation.

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Ontario Libertarian Party

The Ontario Libertarian Party (OLP; Parti libertarien de l'Ontario) is a libertarian political party in the Canadian province of Ontario.

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Order of Canada

The Order of Canada (Ordre du Canada) is a Canadian national order and the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.

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Philosophy

Philosophy (from Greek φιλοσοφία, philosophia, literally "love of wisdom") is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.

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Political philosophy

Political philosophy, or political theory, is the study of topics such as politics, liberty, justice, property, rights, law, and the enforcement of laws by authority: what they are, why (or even if) they are needed, what, if anything, makes a government legitimate, what rights and freedoms it should protect and why, what form it should take and why, what the law is, and what duties citizens owe to a legitimate government, if any, and when it may be legitimately overthrown, if ever.

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Robert Nozick

Robert Nozick (November 16, 1938 – January 23, 2002) was an American philosopher.

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Social contract

In both moral and political philosophy, the social contract is a theory or model that originated during the Age of Enlightenment.

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Thomas Hobbes

Thomas Hobbes (5 April 1588 – 4 December 1679), in some older texts Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury, was an English philosopher who is considered one of the founders of modern political philosophy.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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University of Chicago

The University of Chicago (UChicago, U of C, or Chicago) is a private, non-profit research university in Chicago, Illinois.

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University of Oxford

The University of Oxford (formally The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford) is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England.

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University of Waterloo

The University of Waterloo (commonly referred to as Waterloo, UW, or UWaterloo) is a public research university with a main campus in Waterloo, Ontario.

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Utilitarianism

Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that states that the best action is the one that maximizes utility.

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Waterloo, Ontario

Waterloo is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada.

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Western philosophy

Western philosophy is the philosophical thought and work of the Western world.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Narveson

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