September 27, 2013
Self-Ownership and the Right to Say “No”
Speaking of Dan Russell, and speaking of self-ownership, if you don’t follow Dan’s work, you should. Here’s his webpage at the University of Arizona. Here’s his most recent book on…
Posts filed under property rights
September 02, 2013
Property and Authority: Reply to Huemer
Let me begin by thanking Mike for being part of our symposium. I think we’ve been able to get into a lot of deep philosophical issues and that the discussion…
August 26, 2013
Michael Huemer Responds to Critics, Part 1
Many thanks to Kevin Vallier (here), Chris Morris (here and here), Bas van der Vossen (here and here), and Massimo Renzo (here) for their very thoughtful and interesting posts. I…
August 12, 2013
On the Problematic Political Authority of Property Rights: How Huemer Proves Too Much
I believe that Michael Huemer’s The Problem of Political Authority is the most persuasive defense of market anarchism ever penned. And as someone attracted to market anarchism, I’m proud to…
July 30, 2013
Rousseau’s Challenge to Libertarianism
In my teaching prep for my political philosophy course this fall, I’ve been rereading Rousseau and I’ve run across a passage that articulates a concern that moved me away from…
July 19, 2013
New SEP Entry on Thomas Paine
I was surprised – and pleased – to learn yesterday that the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy has a new entry up on Thomas Paine. The entry came as a surprise because,…