{"product_id":"deleting-the-state-requiem-for-an-illusion","title":"Deleting the State: Requiem for an Illusion","description":"What if everything you believe about the state is a lie? Here is a bold challenge to centuries of political orthodoxy…\n\nLife is \"nasty, brutish, and short,\" asserted 17th-century philosopher Thomas Hobbes. Without the state, he claimed, man is \"in that condition which is called War... every man, against every man.\" His solution? Leviathan: the sovereign power, the guard against chaos.\n\nFor centuries, most political philosophers have taken his argument for granted.\n\nBut should they?\n\nIs the Hobbesian fear truly rooted in reality? If not, what happens to politics when we allow fear, not cooperation, to become foundational to our framework? Robert Nozick asked these same questions in Anarchy, State, and Utopia. These lucidly written pages extend these arguments even further—with some surprising conclusions.\n\nAeon J. Skoble—professor of philosophy, bestselling author, and acclaimed political theorist—makes a powerful case that the state as we understand it today is not only morally unjustifiable, but also, thankfully, unnecessary. It has only the power we mistakenly grant it. What if we didn't?\n\nPacked with urgent lessons, original insights, and unparalleled philosophical rigor, this book is essential reading for anyone who dares imagine a freer world.\n\nIncludes a new preface and afterword by the author.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1598134256\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1598134256.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Skoble, Aeon J.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Pages are clean with no markings. May show minor signs of wear or cosmetic defects  marks, cuts, bends, or scuffs  on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket. May have remainder marks on edges.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41608404500538,"sku":"DBV.1598134256.VG","price":14.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1598134256-0.jpg?v=1787457294","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/deleting-the-state-requiem-for-an-illusion","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}