Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Chapter 1: Natural Law, Private Mail, and Property Chapter 3 Chapter 2: Poverty and Economics Chapter 4 Chapter 3: Political Obligation Chapter 5 Chapter 4: Jury Nullification Chapter 6 Chapter 5: Slavery Chapter 7 Chapter 6: Religion, Morality, and the Legal Profession Chapter 8 Bibliography
Steve J. Shone is assistant professor of political science at Winona State University
It is impossible to overrate Shone’s contribution in shining a
light on the words and thoughts of Lysander Spooner. He
demonstrates very effectively that Spooner’s writings deserve
respectful appreciation alongside the other greats of political
philosophy, from the ancient Greeks to the social contract
theorists and even through to the advocates of natural law. Shone
accomplishes his aim with extraordinary style, at every point
capturing the intriguing spirit of Lysander Spooner as an icon of
American anarchism, a fully developed ideology in its own
right.
*Brett S. Sharp, University of Central Oklahoma*
Home-grown American anarchism, which is distinct from its European
counterparts and which defies placement on the usual ideological
spectrum, is one of the most neglected topics in American political
thought. With this book, Steve Shone performs an important service
by exploring the relationship of Lysander Spooner's thought not
only to the American tradition, but to the broad stream of Western
political theory. Shone demonstrates that Spooner is more than an
historical figure of passing interest; he is a thinker who
continues to challenge us. Spooner's ideas, as explicated and
analyzed here, constitute a resource of ongoing
political-philosophical value.
*William F. Byrne, St. John's University*
Shone's book is a varied and historically grounded exploration of
the political views of Lysander Spooner, the 19th-century
abolitionist and political writer. The volume is welcome, as it
competently describes Spooner's intellectual contributions to his
era's debates over property law, the constitutional powers of the
federal government, jury nullification, and the ends and means of
abolitionism....Summing Up: Recommended.
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