The Myth of Ownership

Taxes and Justice

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Jurisprudence, Business & Finance, Finance & Investing, Taxation, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Political
Cover of the book The Myth of Ownership by Liam Murphy, Thomas Nagel, Oxford University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Liam Murphy, Thomas Nagel ISBN: 9780199882144
Publisher: Oxford University Press Publication: April 11, 2002
Imprint: Oxford University Press Language: English
Author: Liam Murphy, Thomas Nagel
ISBN: 9780199882144
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication: April 11, 2002
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Language: English

In a capitalist economy, taxes are the most important instrument by which the political system puts into practice a conception of economic and distributive justice. Taxes arouse strong passions, fueled not only by conflicts of economic self-interest, but by conflicting ideas of fairness. Taking as a guiding principle the conventional nature of private property, Murphy and Nagel show how taxes can only be evaluated as part of the overall system of property rights that they help to create. Justice or injustice in taxation, they argue, can only mean justice or injustice in the system of property rights and entitlements that result from a particular regime. Taking up ethical issues about individual liberty, interpersonal obligation, and both collective and personal responsibility, Murphy and Nagel force us to reconsider how our tax policy shapes our system of property rights.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In a capitalist economy, taxes are the most important instrument by which the political system puts into practice a conception of economic and distributive justice. Taxes arouse strong passions, fueled not only by conflicts of economic self-interest, but by conflicting ideas of fairness. Taking as a guiding principle the conventional nature of private property, Murphy and Nagel show how taxes can only be evaluated as part of the overall system of property rights that they help to create. Justice or injustice in taxation, they argue, can only mean justice or injustice in the system of property rights and entitlements that result from a particular regime. Taking up ethical issues about individual liberty, interpersonal obligation, and both collective and personal responsibility, Murphy and Nagel force us to reconsider how our tax policy shapes our system of property rights.

More books from Oxford University Press

Cover of the book Brought to Bed by Liam Murphy, Thomas Nagel
Cover of the book The Wealth of Wives by Liam Murphy, Thomas Nagel
Cover of the book The Sterilization Movement and Global Fertility in the Twentieth Century by Liam Murphy, Thomas Nagel
Cover of the book A Village Goes Mobile by Liam Murphy, Thomas Nagel
Cover of the book Space - With Audio Level 3 Factfiles Oxford Bookworms Library by Liam Murphy, Thomas Nagel
Cover of the book Binding Passions by Liam Murphy, Thomas Nagel
Cover of the book The World's Greatest Fix by Liam Murphy, Thomas Nagel
Cover of the book Prison Break by Liam Murphy, Thomas Nagel
Cover of the book The Platform Society by Liam Murphy, Thomas Nagel
Cover of the book It Began with Babbage by Liam Murphy, Thomas Nagel
Cover of the book Alfred Hitchcock by Liam Murphy, Thomas Nagel
Cover of the book Voices from the Front by Liam Murphy, Thomas Nagel
Cover of the book Feminist Edges of the Qur'an by Liam Murphy, Thomas Nagel
Cover of the book The Oxford Handbook of the Five Factor Model by Liam Murphy, Thomas Nagel
Cover of the book Japanese Environmental Philosophy by Liam Murphy, Thomas Nagel
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy