Principles for a free society
Subtitle: reconciling individual liberty with the common good
By: Richard A. Epstein.
Publisher: Perseus Books
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Reading, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
Subjects: Law -- United States -- Philosophy; Right to property -- United States; Carriers -- United States; Liberty; State, The
Description: In Principles for a Free Society, distinguished legal scholar Richard Epstein staunchly defends the principles of limited government, showing how it can and will work to the advantage of almost all of our society. But the balance between a powerful economic engine and individual liberty requires careful dilution of pure laissez-faire policies.

A seminal theoretician, Epstein carefully analyzes the interaction of law and social norms and highlights the handful of restraints that provide a moral foundation to a resilient, adaptive capitalist system. His central mission is "to explain how a concern with the common good does not eviscerate the traditional protections otherwise provided to individual liberty and private property."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-348) and index.