Explaining Libertarianism : some philosophical arguments /

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Author / Creator:Lester, J. C., author.
Imprint:Buckingham : University of Buckingham Press, 2014.
Description:v, 199 pages ; 24 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10494844
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ISBN:9781908684509
190868450X
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:"This book's four main theses: (1) Interpersonal liberty requires an explicit, pre-propertarian, purely factual, theory. (2) Liberty is-and need only be-morally desirable in systematic practice, not in every logically possible case. In practice, there is no clash between the two main moral contenders: rights and consequences. (3) It is logically impossible to justify, ground, or support any theory of liberty or its applications. Theories can only be explained, criticised, and defended within conjectural frameworks. (4) The state is inherently authoritarian and also negative-sum. It reduces welfare overall, with the losses compounding over time. Libertarian anarchic order is the positive-sum solution to illiberal political chaos."

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