Technology and the End of Authority What Is Government For?
This book provides a critical survey of Western political philosophy from a classical liberal perspective, paying particular attention to knowledge problems and the problem of political authority. Its central argument is that the state is a tool for solvi
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JASON KUZNICKI
Technology and the End of Authority
Jason Kuznicki
Technology and the End of Authority What Is Government For?
Jason Kuznicki Cato Institute Washington, District of Columbia, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-48691-8 ISBN 978-3-319-48692-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-48692-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016962628 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
When we have dropped the idea that the history of power will be our judge, when we have given up worrying whether or not history will justify us, then one day perhaps we may succeed in getting power under control. —Karl Popper Whoever had created humanity had left in a major design flaw. It was its tendency to bend at the knees. —Terry Pratchett
Acknowledgments
Among many others, I am indebted to Grant Babcock, Evan Banks, Trevor Burrus, Nicholas Geiser, Gene Healy, Jeremy Kolassa, Brink Lindsey, Jon Meyers, Darren Nah, Alex Nowrasteh, Marco Orsimarsi, John Paslaqua, Aaron Powell, Timothy Reuter, John Samples, Julian Sanchez, and Nick Zaiac of the Cato Institute. I am further indebted to Elaine Fan and Chris Robinson at Palgrave Macmillan. I am indebted to the Fellows at Liberty Fund collectively, and to Sarah Skwire and Amy Willis in particular. I am indebted to Richard Avramenko, Carrie-Ann Biondi, Jason Brennan, Eric Nelson, Victoria A. Russell, Curtis Tate, Derek Lee, Steve Horwitz, Jacob T. Levy, Patrick Cahalan, Alex Tabarrok, and to Timo Virkkala for the term “agnarchism.” I owe particular thanks to Adam Gurri, whose feedback and support were exceptionally valuable. I thank several anonymous readers as well. I owe many discussions of political theory online to the Ordinary Times blo
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