Governing least : a New England libertarianism /

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Author / Creator:Moller, Dan, 1975- author.
Imprint:New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Description:vi, 326 pages ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Oxford political philosophy
Oxford political philosophy.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11803734
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ISBN:9780190863241
0190863242
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:In this major new defense of libertarianism, Dan Moller urges that critics and supporters alike have neglected the strongest arguments for the theory. It is often assumed that libertarianism depends on thinking that property rights are absolute, or on fetishizing individual liberty. Moller argues that, on the contrary, the foundations of libertarianism can be found in widely shared, everyday moral beliefs-particularly in strictures against shifting our burdens onto others. The core of libertarianism, on this interpretation, lies not in an exaggerated sense of our rights against other people, but in modesty about what we can demand from them.0The book then connects these philosophical arguments with related work in economics, history, and politics. The result is a wide-ranging discussion in the classical liberal tradition that defies narrow academic specialization. Among the questions Moller addresses are how to think about private property in a service economy, whether libertarians should support reparations for slavery, what the history of capitalism tells us about free markets, and what role political correctness plays in shaping policy debates.
Other form:Online version: Moller, Dan, 1975- Governing least. New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2019] 9780190863258

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