John Hasnas
Biographic Data
| ID | 4802222 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Hasnas |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Hasnas |
| SIGNATURE | HASNAS J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Georgetown University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9782-0977 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Should Corporations Have the Right to Vote? A Paradox in the Theory of Corporate Moral Agency
Does Corporate Moral Agency Entail Corporate Freedom of Speech
The Obviousness of Anarchy
This chapter presents an argument for anarchy in the true sense of the term; that is, a society without government, not a society without governance. Anarchy refers to a society without a central political authority. The identification of anarchy with disorder is not a trivial matter. The debate between anarchists and the supporters of classical liberal, night watchman state concerns the core functions of government. The fact that there is no non…
Is There a Moral Duty to Obey the Law?
This essay argues that there can be a duty to obey the law when it is produced by the evolutionary forces at work in the customary and common law. Human beings' inherent epistemic limitations mean that they must rely on the trial and error learning built into the common law process to discover rules that facilitate peaceful social interaction. Hence, a duty to obey the law produced by the common law process can arise from individuals' natural dut…
Toward a Theory of Empirical Natural Rights
Natural rights theorists such as John Locke and Robert Nozick provide arguments for limited government that are grounded on the individual's possession of natural rights to life, liberty, and property. Resting on natural rights, such arguments can be no more persuasive than the underlying arguments for the existence of such rights, which are notoriously weak. In this article, John Hasnas offers an alternative conception of natural rights, “empiri…
Reflections on the Minimal State
This article challenges the traditional argument for the state that holds that because the market is unable to supply the rule-making, adjudicative, and enforcement services that are essential to life in society, the state must, and hence is morally justified. The author argues that the market's inability to supply these basic services proves only that the state must ensure that they are supplied, not that it must supply them itself. This implies…
Reflections on the Minimal State
This article challenges the traditional argument for the state that holds that because the market is unable to supply the rule-making, adjudicative, and enforcement services that are essential to life in society, the state must, and hence is morally justified. The author argues that the market's inability to supply these basic services proves only that the state must ensure that they are supplied, not that it must supply them itself. This implies…
Reflections on the Minimal State
This article challenges the traditional argument for the state that holds that because the market is unable to supply the rule-making, adjudicative, and enforcement services that are essential to life in society, the state must, and hence is morally justified. The author argues that the market's inability to supply these basic services proves only that the state must ensure that they are supplied, not that it must supply them itself. This implies…
Toward a Theory of Empirical Natural Rights
Natural rights theorists such as John Locke and Robert Nozick provide arguments for limited government that are grounded on the individual's possession of natural rights to life, liberty, and property. Resting on natural rights, such arguments can be no more persuasive than the underlying arguments for the existence of such rights, which are notoriously weak. In this article, John Hasnas offers an alternative conception of natural rights, “empiri…
Is There a Moral Duty to Obey the Law?
This essay argues that there can be a duty to obey the law when it is produced by the evolutionary forces at work in the customary and common law. Human beings' inherent epistemic limitations mean that they must rely on the trial and error learning built into the common law process to discover rules that facilitate peaceful social interaction. Hence, a duty to obey the law produced by the common law process can arise from individuals' natural dut…
The Obviousness of Anarchy
This chapter presents an argument for anarchy in the true sense of the term; that is, a society without government, not a society without governance. Anarchy refers to a society without a central political authority. The identification of anarchy with disorder is not a trivial matter. The debate between anarchists and the supporters of classical liberal, night watchman state concerns the core functions of government. The fact that there is no non…
Does Corporate Moral Agency Entail Corporate Freedom of Speech
Should Corporations Have the Right to Vote? A Paradox in the Theory of Corporate Moral Agency
Law (5 works) · Law and economics (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Political Philosophy and Ethics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Politics (3 works) · Agency (philosophy) (2 works) · Argument (complex analysis) (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Free Will and Agency (2 works)