American political philosopher (born 1948)
Douglas B. Rasmussen (born 1948) is professor of philosophy at St. John's University , where he has taught since 1981.
Biography
Rasmussen earned his B.A. (1971) from the University of Iowa , and his Ph.D. (1980) in Philosophy from Marquette University .[ 1] Rasmussen's areas of scholarly interest include Political Philosophy , Ethics , Ontology , Epistemology , Business Ethics , and Political Economy .[ 2]
Rasmussen has contributed articles to leading journals such as American Philosophical Quarterly , International Philosophical Quarterly , The New Scholasticism , Public Affairs Quarterly , The Review of Metaphysics , American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly , Social Philosophy and Policy , and The Thomist .[ 3]
Rasmussen coauthored (with Douglas Den Uyl ) several books: Liberty and Nature: An Aristotelian Defense of Liberal Order (1991);[ 4] Liberalism Defended: The Challenge of Post-Modernity (1997);[ 5] and Norms of Liberty: A Perfectionist Basis for Non-Perfectionist Politics (2005).[ 6] He also co-edited (with Den Uyl) The Philosophic Thought of Ayn Rand (1984).[ 7]
A collection of scholarly essays about Rasmussen and Den Uyl's Norms of Liberty , Reading Rasmussen and Den Uyl: Critical Essays on "Norms of Liberty" , edited by Aeon J. Skoble, was published in 2008.[ 8]
References
^ "Full Context website" . Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2010 .
^ St. John's University website. ""Douglas B. Rasmussen" . Archived from the original on June 26, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010 . "
^ PhilPapers's list of Rasmussen's works
"Liberalism and Natural Ethics," American Philosophical Quarterly , Apr. 1990, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 153–161. OCLC 478860503
"Political Legitimacy and Discourse Ethics," International Philosophical Quarterly , Vol 32, No 1, 1992."Volume 32, Number 1 – 1992 – International Philosophical Quarterly – Philosophy Documentation Center" . Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2010 .
"Liberalism in Retreat," The Review of Metaphysics , 62, no. 4, (2009): 875.[1]
"Ethical Individualism, Natural Law, and the Primacy of Natural Rights," Social Philosophy and Policy , 18, no. 1, (2001): 34 OCLC 96198267
^ Liberty and Nature at Library of Congress
^ Liberalism Defended at Library of Congress
^ Norms of Liberty at Library of Congress
^ The Philosophic Thought of Ayn Rand at Library of Congress
^ Reading Rasmussen and Den Uyl at Library of Congress
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