Essays on Individuality

by Felix Morley (Editor)

Overview

“Individuality is freedom lived,” wrote John Dos Passos in a passage that serves as a fitting introduction to this unusual volume dedicated to the critical examination of the place of the individual in contemporary society.

Contributors are John Dos Passos; Arthur A. Ekirch, Jr.; Milton Friedman; Friedrich A. Hayek; Joseph Wood Krutch; William M. McGovern; James C. Malin; Felix Morley; Helmut Schoeck; Richard M. Weaver; Roger J. Williams; and Conway Zirkle.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780913966280
Publisher:	Liberty Fund, Incorporated
Publication date:	07/01/1977
Edition description:	2d ed.]
Pages:	382
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 1.36(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

Foreword to the Second Edition Arthur Kemp 7 INTRODUCTION Felix Morley 11 ESSAY ONE
A Question of Elbow Room John Dos Passos 17 ESSAY TWO
Some Biological Aspects of Individualism Conway Zirkle 51 ESSAY THREE
Individuality and Modernity Richard M. Weaver 87 ESSAY FOUR
Individuality and the General Will Felix Morley 115 ESSAY FIVE
Individuality vs. Equality Helmut Schoeck 145 ESSAY SIX
Individuality and Its Significance in Human Life Roger J. Williams 177 ESSAY SEVEN
The Historian and the Individual James C. Malin 205 ESSAY EIGHT
Capitalism and Freedom Milton Friedman 237 ESSAY NINE
The Creative Powers of a Free Civilization Friedrich A. Hayek 259 ESSAY TEN
Individuality in American History Arthur A. Ekirch, Jr 291 ESSAY ELEVEN
As a Man Thinketh Joseph Wood Krutch 317 ESSAY TWELVE
Collectivism and Individualism William M. McGovern 339 Index 369