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! Read * Mortal Peril: Our Inalienable Right To Health Care? by Richard A. Epstein ↠ eBook or Kindle ePUB. Mortal Peril: Our Inalienable Right To Health Care? "Inspires agreement and argument" according to Gulley Jimson. A fiercely libertarian roommate of mine gave me this book to read, and I was pleasantly surprised to discover that it was about more than health care. The beginning is actually a good primer on common law, and an effective encapsulation of the philosophical foundations of libertarian thought. Epstein effectively cuts through the platitudes that have been shaping decades of largely ineffective government policy-the sanctity. A CONSERVA
| Title | : | Mortal Peril: Our Inalienable Right To Health Care? |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.26 (695 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0201136473 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 528 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-11 |
| Language | : | English |
"Inspires agreement and argument" according to Gulley Jimson. A fiercely libertarian roommate of mine gave me this book to read, and I was pleasantly surprised to discover that it was about more than health care. The beginning is actually a good primer on common law, and an effective encapsulation of the philosophical foundations of libertarian thought. Epstein effectively cuts through the platitudes that have been shaping decades of largely ineffective government policy-the sanctity. A CONSERVATIVE/LIBERTARIAN CRITIQUE OF A "RIGHT" TO HEALTH CARE Richard Allen Epstein (born 19A CONSERVATIVE/LIBERTARIAN CRITIQUE OF A "RIGHT" TO HEALTH CARE Steven H Propp Richard Allen Epstein (born 1943) is a Professor of Law at the New York University School of Law, as well as associated with the Cato Institute, the Hoover Institution, and the Heartland Institute. He has written meny books, including Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain, Why Progressive Institutions are Unsustainable (Encounter Broadsides), Design for Liberty: Private Property, Public Administration, . 3) is a Professor of Law at the New York University School of Law, as well as associated with the Cato Institute, the Hoover Institution, and the Heartland Institute. He has written meny books, including Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain, Why Progressive Institutions are Unsustainable (Encounter Broadsides), Design for Liberty: Private Property, Public Administration, . "Really interesting!" according to Lee, Dongjin. I read the korean translation of this book and though I disagree on the author's view in many aspects, I find this book really interesting as well as informative. So I decided to buy the english version of it. Not being american, I can't understand how americans manage to live in their healthcare system. Some radical arguments of the author are surely hard to struggle against.
He fears that state control of redistributive taxation threatens to shift entitlements from old to young and rich to poor and guarantees state support for a system of healthcare that, in the long run, may not provide an adequate structure for reform and regulation. Epstein argues that the system of rights and duties enshrined in common-law principles cannot be extended as obligations to provide care and assistance. Well reasoned, scholarly, and controversial, this book is highly recommended for academic collections.?Mary Hemmings, Univ. Examined here are the notions of positive rights to healthcare, limited access, comprehensive care, and liability, particularly regarding the controversial topics of organ transplants and euthanasia. From Library Journal Noted legal scholar Epstein challenges the right to universal healthcare, deriving his fundamental argument from his own interpretation of common law, the basis of American justice. . of Calgary Lib.
On this basis, for example, he concludes that older citizens are currently getting too much care at the expense of younger Americans.The author’s authoritative analysis leads to strong conclusions. In examining these complex issues, Epstein returns again and again to one simple theme: by what right does the state prevent individuals from doing what they want with their own bodies, their own lives, and their own fortunes?Like all of Richard Epstein’s works, Mortal Peril is sure to create controversy. Basing his argument in our common law traditions that limit the collective responsibility for an individual’s welfare, he provides a political/economic analysis which suggests that unregulated provision of health care will, in the long run, guarantee greater access to quality medical care for more people. Such thinking, he argues, has fundamentally distorted our national debate on health care by focusing the controversy on the unrealistic goal of government
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