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Dr. Jan Narveson

Fellow
Current Employer
University of Waterloo
Election Year
1989
Academy
Academy of the Arts and Humanities
Discipline
Philosophy / Ethics
Department
Department of Philosophy
Keywords
Libertarianism
Liberalism
Contractarianism
Jan Narveson, after publishing in his book "Morality and Utility" (1967) one of the most considerable arguments for utilitarianism offered in a philosophical climate often hostile to that view, has become an equally considerable philosophical spokesman (in a host of articles and reviews) for libertarianism. He is a very sophisticated philosopher renowned for the vigor of his critical powers.
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