Background
Narveson was born in Erskine, Minnesota, United States.
Narveson was born in Erskine, Minnesota, United States.
University of Oxford. Harvard University; University of Chicago.
A prolific author, Narveson has written hundreds of essays, reviews and articles for publication. In 2002 he published Respecting Persons in Theory and Practice (2002), a collection of his most influential essays spanning the length of his career. His most recent work is You and the State: A Short Introduction to Political Philosophy.
Since 2006, Narveson has been president of the Institute for Liberal Studies.
An anarcho-capitalist and contractarian, Narveson"s form of libertarian anarchism is deeply influenced by the thought of Robert Nozick and David Gauthier. He studied at the University of Chicago where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in political science and in philosophy. He then spent a year at the University of Oxford on a traveling fellowship before earning a Doctor of Philosophy at Harvard University in 1961.
His libertarian views have evolved from dissatisfaction with utilitarianism. A fierce critic of Marxism, he is also known at the University of Waterloo for taking part in many on-campus debates.
Narveson is a long-time member of the Ontario Libertarian Party, and currently sits on its Ethics Committee.