John Rawls argues that the basic structure of society ought to be evaluated according to two principles. The first principle concerns liberty; the second concerns social justice. In a simplified…
First of all, let me extend my sincere gratitude to everyone who’s participated in the conversation so far. It’s been great. It’s been, in fact, overwhelmingly great. I’m stunned at…
If a government wants promote some value, it could do so directly or indirectly. The distinction is best illustrated by an analogy. Suppose you think government’s one and only job is…
UPDATE: I didn’t realize that this blog was going to be read by so many non-philosophers. It’s pretty clear from reactions on some other blogs that many readers aren’t familiar…
At least in the world of academic philosophy, libertarians are not known for their sympathy to the ideas of social or distributive justice. Hayek famously wrote that social justice is…