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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rasmussen, Douglas B., 1948– . Norms of liberty : a perfectionist basis for non-perfectionist politics / by Douglas B. Rasmussen and Douglas J. Den Uyl. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-271-02700-2 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 0-271-02701-0 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Liberty. 2. Liberalism. 3. Natural law. 4. Political science—Philosophy. I. Den Uyl, Douglas J., 1950– . II. Title. JC585.R37 2005 323.44⬘01—dc22 2004028281 Copyright 䉷 2005 The Pennsylvania State University All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Published by The Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park, PA 16802-1003 The Pennsylvania State University Press is a member of the Association of American University Presses. It is the policy of The Pennsylvania State University Press to use acid-free paper. Publications on uncoated stock satisfy the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Material, ANSI Z39.48–1992. ...

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