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Castermans, Jacob Christiaan (2020)

The Anarcho-Capitalist Society: A Critical Analysis of Huemer’s Society Without Government

Master thesis | Philosophy (MA) (60 EC)

In 'The Problem of Political Authority', Michael Huemer rejects the idea of political authority and introduces his account of the anarcho-capitalist society. In this society without government everything is arranged by market mechanisms. In my thesis, I investigate whether Huemer's theory is philosophically convincing and I conclude that this is not the case due to major flaws in Huemer's use of methodology and in his arguments.

Anarcho-capitalism

Huemer

Anarchy

Author

Castermans, Jacob Christiaan

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Philosophical Perspectives on Politics and the Economy

Supervisors

Kalf, Wouter

ECTS Credits

20

Language

en