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“It is a tolerably well-ascertained fact that men are still selfish. And that beings answering to this epithet will employ the power placed in their hands for their own advantage is self-evident.”
That’s Herbert Spencer, writing in Social Statics about the nature of political power. He goes on to give a long list of [...]
Welfare: Who Cares?
By Jessica Flanigan On September 29, 2012 · 31 Comments · In Academic Philosophy, Consequentialism, Libertarianism, Liberty, Rights Theory
Some BHL types seem to think that welfare matters for its own sake. Recently, Kevin suggested that rights are justified by an appeal to the welfare interests they protect. On his telling, classical liberals and welfare liberals agree about the welfarist interests that merit protection, but they just disagree about how we should [...]
Our own Steve Horwitz sits down with Nick Gillespie of Reason TV to talk about Austrian Economics, the family, and Bleeding Heart Libertarianism!
For more of Steve on Austrian Economics, see his recent Cato Unbound discussion here.
See his collection of articles for The Freeman (including, sadly!, his [...]
Our recent series of discussions on libertarianism and workplace coercion has led me to formulate yet another distinction among types of BHLs. Liberal BHLs and Labor BHLs.
One way to distinguish Liberal BHLs and Labor BHLs is by which non-libertarians they cite as influences. Liberal BHLs like John Tomasi, Matt Zwolinski, Jacob Levy, [...]
Libertarianism and Good Manners
By Matt Zwolinski On June 29, 2012 · 29 Comments · In Academic Philosophy, Book/Article Reviews, Libertarianism
Etiquette gets a bit of a bad rap from philosophers. Part of the blame, I suspect, has to go to Philippa Foot, whose otherwise excellent article, “Morality as a System of Hypothetical Imperatives,” famously employed etiquette as an example of a set of norms with which we have only trivial [...]
A slavery argument for libertarianism holds that some non-libertarian property scheme permits actions that bear strong moral analogies to slavery. Since slavery is bad, the property scheme is bad.
A large majority of us BHLers aren’t much fond slavery arguments for libertarianism. Our glorious DJ MZ has said as much before.
The Conversation at Cato Unbound
By Matt Zwolinski On April 30, 2012 · 6 Comments · In A Bleeding Heart History of Libertarian Thought, Libertarianism, Social Justice
My final contribution to the conversation at Cato Unbound is now up.
Here, from the Cato Unbound site, is the complete index of the discussion. Peruse at your leisure!
Lead Essay A Bleeding Heart History of Libertarianism by Matt Zwolinski and John Tomasi
Matt [...]
BHL’s & UBI’s
By Jessica Flanigan On April 30, 2012 · 116 Comments · In Liberalism, Libertarianism, Social Justice
I support a Universal Basic Income (UBI), and I think that other libertarians ought to as well. Earlier, Jason sketched the difference between ‘hard libertarians’ and BHL, but didn’t give a specific definition and argument for social justice, as David Friedman then pointed out. Friedman also said that BHL’s don’t say what [...]
Bleeding Heart Ideal Theory Libertarianism, Take 2
By Andrew Cohen On March 12, 2012 · 38 Comments · In Academic Philosophy, Liberalism, Libertarianism
Say one had a view about what justice is but did not see justice, as understood on that view, instantiated in the world. Would one conclude that one’s view of justice was mistaken? Not necessarily–else everyone on this blog would have to concede being in error. Our shared view–we have differences certainly, but we also [...]
Libertarian Hypocrisy?
By Jessica Flanigan On March 7, 2012 · 83 Comments · In Current Events, Libertarianism, Social Justice
Julian Sanchez’s preresignation over the Kochtopus-Cato Kerfuffel has caused some commentators to gleefully point out the ‘hypocrisy’ of Sanchez and other lefty libertarians. Sanchez himself has a terrific take-down of this line of response. Here is my favorite part:
“I realize progressives think libertarianism is just code for uncritical worship of [...]
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