May 07, 2013
What Libertarians Believe About Aggression
My latest post at Libertarianism.org takes a sociological detour from the recent philosophical debate over the Non-Aggression Principle.
May 07, 2013
Starving for Virtue? Eudaimonism and Public Reason versus Rothbardianism
Two days ago, Roderick argued that eudaimonism provides an attractive moral foundation for the non-aggression principle despite the claims of public reason liberals. Here I try to show that his…
May 06, 2013
Radar vs Wolf and the Art of Anarchy
[Editor’s Note: Exciting things have happened as BHL has gotten more exposure, and as more people have heard our arguments about the importance of varying approaches to liberty as a force…
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 03, 2013
Eudaimonism Cannot Save the Non-Aggression Principle
Roderick and I have been around the block on the relationship between eudaimonism and self-ownership/non-aggression principles (SOP/NAP). Roderick thinks eudaimonism, properly understood, vindicates SOP/NAP as principles of justice, whereas I…
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…