Born | Erskine, Minnesota |
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Era | Contemporary philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Political philosophy |
Main interests | liberalism, libertarian anarchism, contractarianism |
Notable ideas | contractarian libertarianism |
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Jan Narveson, OC (born 1936) is professor of philosophy emeritus at the University of Waterloo, in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. An anarcho-capitalist and contractarian, Narveson's form of libertarian anarchism is deeply influenced by the thought of Robert Nozick and David Gauthier.
Life and work[]
Narveson was born in Erskine, Minnesota, United States. He studied at the University of Chicago where he obtained a B.A. in political science and in philosophy; he then spent a year at the University of Oxford on a traveling fellowship before earning a PhD at Harvard University in 1961. His libertarian views have evolved from dissatisfaction with utilitarianism.Template:Citation needed
A prolific author, Narveson has written hundreds of essays, reviews and articles for publication. A fierce critic of Marxism, he is also known in the University of Waterloo for taking part in many on-campus debates. In 2002 he published Respecting Persons in Theory and Practice (2002), a collection of his most influential essays spanning the length of his career. His most recent work is You and the State: A Short Introduction to Political Philosophy. Narveson is a long-time member of the Ontario Libertarian Party, and currently sits on its Ethics Committee.
Apart from his libertarian work, he is the founder/president of the Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society - a long-running venue for classical chamber music.[1]
In 2003, Narveson was made an Officer of the Order of Canada by past Governor-General of Canada, Adrienne Clarkson.
Since 2006, Narveson has been president of the Institute for Liberal Studies.
Publications[]
- Morality and Utility. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1967.
- Moral Issues. Oxford University Press, 1983.
- The Libertarian Idea. Temple University Press, 1988.
- Paperback edition (with new preface). Broadview Press, 2001.
- Political Correctness: For and Against (co-authored with Marilyn Friedman). Roman & Littlefield. 1995.
- Moral Matters. 2nd ed. Broadview Press, 1999.
- Respecting Persons in Theory and Practice: Essays on moral and political philosophy. Rowman & Littlefield, 2002.
- You and the State. Rowman & Littlefield, 2008.
- This is Ethical Theory. Open Court, 2010.
- 'Are Liberty and Equality Compatible? Cambridge University Press, 2010.
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
- About
- Brief biography
- Jan Narveson at University of Waterloo
- Jan Narveson's Home Page at Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society
- Interview with Jan Narveson at Against Politics.
- A review of The Libertarian Idea and Respecting Persons in Theory and Practice
- Audio / video
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