Douglas B. Rasmussen
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Douglas B. Rasmussen is professor of philosophy at St. John's University, where he has taught since 1981.
, and his Ph.D. (1980) in Philosophy from Marquette University
. Dr. Rasmussen's areas of scholarly interest include Political Philosophy
, Ethics
, Ontology
, Epistemology, Business Ethics
, and Political Economy
.
Dr. Rasmussen has contributed articles to leading journals such as American Philosophical Quarterly, International Philosophical Quarterly, The New Scholasticism, Public Affairs Quarterly, The Review of Metaphysics, American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, Social Philosophy and Policy, and The Thomist.
Rasmussen coauthored (with Douglas J. Den Uyl) several books: Liberty and Nature: An Aristotelian Defense of Liberal Order
(1991); Liberalism Defended: The Challenge of Post-Modernity (1997); and Norms of Liberty: A Perfectionist Basis for Non-Perfectionist Politics
(2005). He also co-edited (with Den Uyl) The Philosophic Thought of Ayn Rand
(1984).
A collection of scholarly essays about Rasmussen and Den Uyl's Norms of Liberty, Reading Rasmussen and Den Uyl: Critical Essays on "Norms of Liberty", edited by Aeon J. Skoble, was published in 2008.
Biography
Rasmussen earned his B.A. (1971) from the University of IowaUniversity of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
, and his Ph.D. (1980) in Philosophy from Marquette University
Marquette University
Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1881, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities...
. Dr. Rasmussen's areas of scholarly interest include Political Philosophy
Political philosophy
Political philosophy is the study of such topics as liberty, justice, property, rights, law, and the enforcement of a legal code by authority: what they are, why they are needed, what, if anything, makes a government legitimate, what rights and freedoms it should protect and why, what form it...
, Ethics
Ethics
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime, etc.Major branches of ethics include:...
, Ontology
Ontology
Ontology is the philosophical study of the nature of being, existence or reality as such, as well as the basic categories of being and their relations...
, Epistemology, Business Ethics
Business ethics
Business ethics is a form of applied ethics or professional ethics that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical problems that arise in a business environment. It applies to all aspects of business conduct and is relevant to the conduct of individuals and entire organizations.Business...
, and Political Economy
Political economy
Political economy originally was the term for studying production, buying, and selling, and their relations with law, custom, and government, as well as with the distribution of national income and wealth, including through the budget process. Political economy originated in moral philosophy...
.
Dr. Rasmussen has contributed articles to leading journals such as American Philosophical Quarterly, International Philosophical Quarterly, The New Scholasticism, Public Affairs Quarterly, The Review of Metaphysics, American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, Social Philosophy and Policy, and The Thomist.
Rasmussen coauthored (with Douglas J. Den Uyl) several books: Liberty and Nature: An Aristotelian Defense of Liberal Order
Liberty and Nature: An Aristotelian Defense of Liberal Order
Liberty and Nature: An Aristotelian Defense of Liberal Order is political philosophy book written by Douglas B. Rasmussen and Douglas J. Den Uyl.- External links :* * in Critical Review.*...
(1991); Liberalism Defended: The Challenge of Post-Modernity (1997); and Norms of Liberty: A Perfectionist Basis for Non-Perfectionist Politics
Norms of Liberty: A Perfectionist Basis for Non-Perfectionist Politics
Norms of Liberty: A Perfectionist Basis for Non-Perfectionist Politics is political philosophy book written by Douglas B. Rasmussen and Douglas J. Den Uyl.-Table of contents:Analytic ContentsPreface...
(2005). He also co-edited (with Den Uyl) The Philosophic Thought of Ayn Rand
The Philosophic Thought of Ayn Rand
The Philosophic Thought of Ayn Rand is a collection of essays on Ayn Rand's philosophy Objectivism edited by Douglas J. Den Uyl and Douglas B. Rasmussen. It includes essays by Antony Flew, Robert HollingerCharles King, Tibor R...
(1984).
A collection of scholarly essays about Rasmussen and Den Uyl's Norms of Liberty, Reading Rasmussen and Den Uyl: Critical Essays on "Norms of Liberty", edited by Aeon J. Skoble, was published in 2008.