February 15, 2012
Contractualism
I think the right political theory is some form of contractualism. In this post, I will explain what I mean by contractualism and address some common but confused objections to…
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February 13, 2012
Political Philosophy’s Fundamental Question
In this post, my aim is to identify political philosophy’s fundamental question. Yes, I want to attempt this in a blog post, so my answer will undoubtedly be radically incomplete….
February 10, 2012
Twelve Theses on Libertarian Eudaimonism
Obviously each of these following steps would need more explication and defense than I’m giving here. The picture is also a bit oversimplified, since (for one thing) it concerns reciprocal…
February 08, 2012
On the Relationship Between Economics and Philosophy
I am teaching a course this term which is basically an examination of modern libertarian political philosophy and political theory for PhD students in economics. But, I am also teaching…
February 08, 2012
Social Justice vs. Self-Ownership: The Case of Libertarians Great and Small
I thought it might be useful to revisit the ongoing discussion about what makes for a Bleeding Heart Libertarian. In this post, I offer a case that I think will…
February 07, 2012
Property, Liberty, and the Deserving Poor
Despite the exciting title, I suppose this is really just an overblown links post. First, a couple of (relative) quickies: First, Terrance Tomkow has an interesting post on “The Origins…