Jan Narveson

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Jan Narveson OC
Born	1936 (age 87–88) Erskine, Minnesota, US
Era	Contemporary philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Classical liberalism libertarian anarchism contractarianism
Main interests	Political philosophy
Notable ideas	Contractarian libertarianism

Jan Narveson OC (/ˈnɑːrvɪsən/; born 1936) is professor of philosophy emeritus at the University of Waterloo, in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. An anarcho-capitalist and contractarian, Narveson's ideology is deeply influenced by the thought of Robert Nozick and David Gauthier.