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"Flourishing And Synthesis" (Review Essay), Allen P. Mendenhall Dec 2010

"Flourishing And Synthesis" (Review Essay), Allen P. Mendenhall

Allen Mendenhall

Edward W. Younkins's book, Flourishing and Happiness in a Free Society, is a welcome contribution to individualist thought. Focusing on Aristotle, Ayn Rand, Carl Menger, Ludwig von Mises, and Murray Rothbard, Younkins demonstrates the compatibility of Aristotelian liberalism, Objectivism, and Austrian Economics. Younkins suggests that synthesizing these philosophies will lead to human flourishing and happiness. These philosophies share certain general principles that can serve as moral bases for political action.