From the monthly archives: December 2011
In my last post, I distinguished between three types of bleeding heart libertarianism (BHL): Weak/Contingent BHL, Anarchist Left BHL, and Strong BHL. I put myself in the third category, but didn’t say much about it other than that unlike the first two [...]
Below, Matt differentiated between “Contingent BHLs”
“This group has what might be described as standard right-libertarian views for standard right-libertarian reasons….What makes members of this group bleeding heart libertarians is the belief that libertarian institutions are good for the poor and vulnerable, and, perhaps, the belief that this fact about the consequences [...]
Why I am a Bleeding Heart Libertarian
By Matt Zwolinski On December 17, 2011 · 9 Comments · In Academic Philosophy, Liberalism, Libertarianism
I wouldn’t have written such a self-centered post but for the fact that Matt listed me as the main exemplar of contingent (“weak”) BHL –the view that support for libertarian institutions is only contingently related to their effect on the poor and vulnerable. I can understand why Matt portrayed my views as such, but I [...]
What is Bleeding Heart Libertarianism? Part One: Three Types of BHL
By Matt Zwolinski On December 16, 2011 · 23 Comments · In Left-libertarianism, Libertarianism, Social Justice
A lot of readers come to this blog expecting, perhaps not unreasonably, to find a group of authors presenting a coherent, well worked out theory of “bleeding heart libertarianism” (BHL) – what it is, how it differs from other forms of libertarianism, what its moral foundations and policy implications are, etc. Those readers are, unfortunately, [...]
Our Family: A Possible Taxonomy
By Andrew Cohen On December 7, 2011 · 84 Comments · In Academic Philosophy, Left-libertarianism, Liberalism, Libertarianism
I’ve been delaying posting this for a while, but its time. Its a perhaps idiosyncratic view of where BHL fits into the set of political philosophies nearest to it (in some sense of “nearest”). Some notes follow the taxonomy.
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1. Liberalism: A family of theories that take liberty and equality to be [...]
This past weekend at the Huckabee Presidential Candidate Forum, Ron Paul was asked what one book he would suggest every American read. His answer was that they should read The Law, by Frédéric Bastiat. (Video here, at about 10:40)
This was a great answer, and I heartily second Paul’s endorsement. If [...]
New In the Journals – December 2011
By Matt Zwolinski On December 1, 2011 · 5 Comments · In Academic Philosophy, Book/Article Reviews, Libertarianism
This post continues the series started here, in which I present a selection of articles published or forthcoming in academic journals that might be of interest to readers of this blog. As before, the focus is on articles in political philosophy, political theory, and legal theory. And as before, [...]
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