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Tag: civil society

Hayekian Insights on Capitalism and Civil Society

Posted on February 28, 2015April 20, 2015 by Gus

This is the first of a series of essays on capitalism.  This, the first, is a very theoretical discussion, one relatively light on examples.  However those that follow will have examples aplenty.  But the theoretical framework is needed to make … Read more

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Paradoxes of Freedom: Civil Society and the Market Order

Posted on November 9, 2014September 21, 2019 by Gus

Published in Cosmos and Taxis, Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2014.

Abstract

Civil society maximizes individual freedom.  Spontaneous orders emerge from principles expressed more completely within civil society and enable cooperation to take more complex forms than in their absence.  … Read more

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Complexity and the Dream of Human Control of Eco-Systems

Posted on July 10, 2014September 21, 2019 by Gus

 

Complexity and the Dream of Human Control of Eco-Systems

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Watson, Alan; Dean, Liese; Sproull, Janet, comps. 2005. Science and stewardship to protect and sustain wilderness values: Eighth World Wilderness Congress symposium; 2005 September 30–October 6; Anchorage, AK. … Read more

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Understanding Democracy, part I: Democracies are not states

Posted on May 7, 2013October 3, 2013 by Gus

Sunday I joined some Bay Area libertarians for dinner and conversation at a Chinese restaurant in Berkeley.  I had been invited as a result of one reading my chapter on libertarianism in Uncivil Liberties: Deconstructing Libertarianism.   At his request … Read more

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Capitalism vs. the Market II: re-integrating markets into civil society

Posted on February 27, 2013February 27, 2013 by Gus

The solution to ending capitalism’s dominance over human beings and human values has two dimensions. First, capitalist enterprises must be subordinated to the larger ethical standards of civil society.  The “capitalist ecosystem” I described in Part I must be reabsorbed … Read more

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