May 12, 2013

Hungering and Thirsting After Righteousness: Eudaimonism and Modified Rothbardianism versus Public Reason

In “Starving for Virtue? Eudaimonism and Public Reason versus Rothbardianism,” Kevin V. continues to defend the compatibility of public-reason liberalism with eudaimonism. I continue to dissent. Death Before Dishonour Let’s…

May 04, 2013

Eudaimonist Reason versus Public Reason

Kevin V. thinks eudaimonism makes a better fit with public-reason liberalism than with NAP. By contrast, I don’t think eudaimonism and public-reason liberalism are compatible. Eudaimonism is a “comprehensive doctrine,”…

May 02, 2013

Who Said These?

Quote #1: who said it? That idea of hardships being good for character and of talent always being able to break through is an old fallacy. Talent alone is helpless…

May 01, 2013

Molinari Unbound!

I’ve contributed the opening essay to an exchange on “Gustave de Molinari’s Legacy for Liberty” at Liberty Fund’s new “Liberty Matters” forum. Responses by Gary Chartier, Matt Zwolinski, David Friedman,…