Gerard Casey (philosopher)
Gerard Casey (born 1951) is a member of the School of Philosophy in University College Dublin (Head from 2001–2006). He holds law degrees from the University of London and University College Dublin as well as a primary degree in philosophy from University College Cork and an MA and PhD from the University of Notre Dame.
He was formerly Assistant Professor, The Catholic University of America (Washington, D.C.), 1983-1986 and Adjunct Professor at the Pontifical Institute in Washington D.C., 1984-86.[1] He is also an Associated Scholar at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama.[2]
He serves on the editorial boards of Geopolitics, History and International Relations; Contemporary Readings in Law and Social Justice; Journal of Self-Governance and Management Economics, Review of Social and Economic Issues and Libertarian Papers, and is a member of the Royal Institute of Philosophy; the Association for Political Theory; the American Philosophical Association, The Independent Institute and The Aristotelian Society.[3][4]
Biography
He was active in Irish politics in the 1990s and led the Christian Solidarity Party between 1993 and 1999. He now holds libertarian and (philosophically) anarchistic tendencies.[5][6][7][8] His philosophical interests include political philosophy (Libertarianism, Anarchism) and the philosophy of law. He appears from time to time on radio and TV on topical social and political issues. In 2009 he participated in a Radio Documentary where he swapped jobs with a chimney sweep for RTE Radio 1.[9]
His Murray Rothbard (Vol. 15 in the series Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers) was published by Continuum in 2010[10] and became available in paperback in August 2013. His most recent book, Libertarian Anarchy: Against the State, was published by Continuum in July 2012 (UK) [September 2012 USA].
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- ↑ Gerard Casey's UCD home page
- ↑ Gerard Casey's Ludwig von Mises profile page
- ↑ Gerard Casey's page at Researchers at UCD
- ↑ Irish Jurisprudence Society Symposium 2011
- ↑ "Meddling in other men's affairs: the Case for Anarchy," Economic Affairs 27 (2007)4: pp. 46–51.
- ↑ “Where Does Law Come From?” Philosophical Inquiry, 32 (2010)3-4: pp. 85–92.
- ↑ “Legal Polycentrism,” Journal of Libertarian Studies, 22 (2010)1: pp. 22–34.
- ↑ “Constitutions of No Authority: Spoonerian Reflections,” Independent Review, 14 (2010)3: pp. 325–340.
- ↑ The Sweep and the Philosopher Compiled by Joe Kearney, www.rte.ie, 19 December 2009.
- ↑ Casey, Gerard (2010). John Meadowcroft, ed. Murray Rothbard: Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers. 15. London: The Continuum International Publishing Group, Inc.
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