Human beings are social animals, which means that we have to cooperate to survive. Human beings are also political animals, which means that before we can cooperate, we have to be able to negotiate the terms of cooperation. Humanity’s distinctive survival tool is not a matter of wings or gills or being capable of photosynthesis. Rather, our distinctively human survival tool is about ability to make deals, our ability to market a product.
A Prehistory of Liberty
A Prehistory of Liberty
Recent Publications
- Debating Libertarianism: What Makes Society Just?
- Questioning the Assumptions of Political Discourse A Philosophical Analysis of Fundamental Concepts (2025)
- Common Law Liberalism: A New Theory of the Libertarian Society (Oxford University Press, 2024)
- “Diversity and Group Performance,” Encyclopedia of Diversity, Springer, 2024
- “Evading and Aiding: The Moral Case Against Paying Taxes,” with Christopher Freiman and Jessica Flanigan, Extreme Philosophy, ed. Stephen Hetherington, Routledge (2024)
Recent News
- America: The human plasma factory
- Office Hours: Evaluating the True Impact of Seemingly Good Acts
- Business as a Force for Good: MBA Students Support Hurricane Helene Victims Through Ethics Project
- New Editorial Team at Philosophy and Public Affairs
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