[This address was given by Professor Flew on the occasion of his being awarded the 2001 Schlarbaum Prize , presented by the Mises Institute, Auburn, Alabama.] I am the first Englishman and the first professional philosopher to receive the Schlarbaum Prize. So it seems appropriate to begin by talking about the greatest English philosopher, John
This paper by Antony Flew offers a critique of Karl Popper’s The Poverty of Historicism as well as E.H. Carr’s What is History? Volume 5, Number 4 (1981) Flew, Antony. “Human Choice and Historical Inevitability.” Journal of Libertarian Studies 5, No. 4 (1981):
This paper is a consideration of whether there could be such universal and natural human rights, or whether such a suggestion is indeed “simple nonsense.” So on this occasion no attempt will be made definitively to establish what, if any, there actually are. Volume 6, Number 3 (1982) Flew, Antony. “Could There Be Universal Natural Rights?”
Volume 8, Number 1 (1986) I In the Preface to The Mirage of Social Justice , the second volume of his trilogy on Law, Legislation and Liberty , F. A. Hayek explained that “circumstances have contributed to delay the publication of the second volume of this work.” The chief circumstance was “dissatisfaction with the original version of the central
In this paper, Antony Flew discusses Marx and Engels, Adam Smith, and social science. Volume 8, Number 2 (1987) Flew, Antony. “Social Science: Making Visible the Invisible Hands.” Journal of Libertarian Studies 8, No. 2 (1987):
In this paper, Antony Flew discusses liberty and political freedom. Volume 9, Number 1 (1989) Flew, Antony. “Philosophy of Freedom.” Journal of Libertarian Studies 9, No. 1 (1989):
Volume 11, Number 2 (1995) I may, as a result of long endeavors to trace the destructive effect which the invocation of ‘social justice’ has had on our moral sensitivity, and of again and again finding even eminent thinkers thoughtlessly using the phrase, have become unduly allergic to it, but I have come to feel strongly that the greatest service
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