The Libertarian Ideal
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The Libertarian Ideal
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Author : Daniel Alexander Brackins
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2019-01-05
The Libertarian Ideal written by Daniel Alexander Brackins and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-05 with categories.
The solution to the problems of the previous world order, with tyrannical rulers and despotic states, was the establishment of a decentralized, confederate republic ordered on the principles of inalienable individual rights and self-determination, constitutionally limited government and wide separation of powers, both vertically and horizontally. Democracy was to be used merely for administrative purposes within a larger framework of severely limited governmental power or within extremely decentralized local communities. This system, which found its purest expression in the American Revolution, and in the modern example of Liechtenstein, is the diametrical opposite of the authoritarian, centralized, bureaucratic, unconstrained, special interest, state-corporate, welfare-warfare mass democratic states of the modern era. Modern states are not an outgrowth of, but a specific repudiation and overthrow of the classical liberal ideal to which we must return. By returning to ideas rooted in the classical concept of liberalism we are able to develop a model that appeals to the various values of all members in society, while still maintaining a moral framework that promotes prosperity and freedom.
The Libertarian Idea
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Author : Jan Narveson
language : en
Publisher: Broadview Press
Release Date : 2001-03-05
The Libertarian Idea written by Jan Narveson and has been published by Broadview Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-03-05 with Political Science categories.
Libertarianism is both a philosophy and a political view. The key concepts defining Libertarianism are: Individual Rights as inherent to human beings, not granted by government; a Spontaneous Order through which people conduct their daily interactions and through which society is organized independent of central (government) direction; the Rule of Law which dictates that everyone is free to do as they please so long as they do not infringe upon the rights of others; a Divided and Limited Government, checked by written constitution; Free Markets in which price and exchange is agreed upon mutually by individuals; Virtue of Production whereby the productive labour of the individual and any translation of that labour into earnings belongs, by right, to the individual who should not have to sacrifice those earnings to taxes; and Peace which has, throughout history, most commonly been disrupted by the interests of the ruling class or centralized government.
Libertarian Philosophy In The Real World
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Author : Mark D. Friedman
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2014-12-18
Libertarian Philosophy In The Real World written by Mark D. Friedman and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-18 with Philosophy categories.
Robert Nozick's Anarchy, State, and Utopia is widely recognized as one of the most influential works of modern political philosophy. Libertarian Philosophy in the Real World not only provides a concise and accessible introduction to Nozick's ideal rights-based, minimal libertarian state, but for the first time applies this moral framework to America's liberal democracy. Mark D. Friedman clearly presents Nozick's arguments for natural rights, showing that his theory undermines the very idea of social justice, and enables libertarians to rebut the most common objections to their doctrine. The book delivers a withering moral critique of the American welfare state, with chapters devoted to property rights, freedom of expression and association, paternalism, and the state's intervention in discrete aspects of modern life such as public education and healthcare. Friedman argues that reducing the liberal democratic state to its core functions would not produce the sort of moral catastrophe that might make us reconsider our commitment to individual rights. So, what is to be done? Friedman concludes with effective argumentative strategies for moving American politics in a more libertarian direction. Ideal for undergraduates and above studying political philosophy, political science, political ideology, rights and public policy, this text provides crucial insights into libertarian theory and its application.
Elements Of Libertarian Leadership Large Print Edition
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Author : Leonard Read
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-06-12
Elements Of Libertarian Leadership Large Print Edition written by Leonard Read and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-12 with categories.
LARGE PRINT EDITION! More at LargePrintLiberty.com. It is difficult to set forth the libertarian ideal, but expounding it is simple compared to living by it. Nonetheless, life lived according to right principles can never be more than sporadic except as the ideal is sought for, held up, and used as a guide.
Egalitarianism As A Revolt Against Nature
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Author : Murray Rothbard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000-01-01
Egalitarianism As A Revolt Against Nature written by Murray Rothbard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-01 with categories.
LARGE PRINT EDITION! More at LargePrintLiberty.com. All evidence points to the superiority of the libertarian ideal-private property, capitalism, international trade, laissez-faire-but something is keeping the world from embracing it. That something is wrong-headed ideology, some philosophical error grown into a massive system of thought, an agenda that if unleashed would mutilate and crush civilization as we know it.Murray Rothbard had a nose for such error. And when he smelled it, he wrote it up, exposed its underside, refuted its logic, and obliterated its intellectual foundation. That's why he was so hated-and so loved. He is so relentless that it makes the reader squirm. But he also teaches and inspires.Thus does this book also include outstanding pieces of positive theory, including "Justice and Property Rights," "War, Peace, and the State," and "Left and Right: The Prospects for Liberty." It concludes with his rallying cry: "Why Be Libertarian?"With all the political books out there, each with a partisan spin, it's wonderful to read a thinker who doesn't fear exposing the errors of left and right, measuring anyone and everyone against the great benchmark of the idea of liberty.
The Libertarian Mind
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Author : David Boaz
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2015-02-10
The Libertarian Mind written by David Boaz and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-10 with Political Science categories.
A revised, updated, and retitled edition of David Boaz’s classic book Libertarianism: A Primer, which was praised as uniting “history, philosophy, economics and law—spiced with just the right anecdotes—to bring alive a vital tradition of American political thought that deserves to be honored today” (Richard A. Epstein, University of Chicago). Libertarianism—the philosophy of personal and economic freedom—has deep roots in Western civilization and in American history, and it’s growing stronger. Two long wars, chronic deficits, the financial crisis, the costly drug war, the campaigns of Ron Paul and Rand Paul, the growth of executive power under Presidents Bush and Obama, and the revelations about NSA abuses have pushed millions more Americans in a libertarian direction. Libertarianism: A Primer, by David Boaz, the longtime executive vice president of the Cato Institute, continues to be the best available guide to the history, ideas, and growth of this increasingly important political movement—and now it has been updated throughout and with a new title: The Libertarian Mind. Boaz has updated the book with new information on the threat of government surveillance; the policies that led up to and stemmed from the 2008 financial crisis; corruption in Washington; and the unsustainable welfare state. The Libertarian Mind is the ultimate resource for the current, burgeoning libertarian movement.
Egalitarianism As A Revolt Against Nature And Other Essays
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Author : Murray Newton Rothbard
language : en
Publisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute
Release Date : 2000
Egalitarianism As A Revolt Against Nature And Other Essays written by Murray Newton Rothbard and has been published by Ludwig von Mises Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Philosophy categories.
strong Rothbard vs. the Crazies strong ... Please update the following description "strong Rothbard vs. the Crazies strong All evidence points to the superiority of the libertarian ideal private property, capitalism, international trade, laissez faire but something is keeping the world from embracing it. That something is wrong headed ideology, some philosophical error grown into a massive system of thought, an agenda that if unleashed would mutilate and crush civilization as we know it. Murray Rothbard had a nose for such error. And when he smelled it, he wrote it up, exposed its underside, refuted its logic, and obliterated its intellectual foundation. Thats why he was so hated and so loved. He is so relentless that it makes the reader squirm. But he also teaches and inspires. Consider, for example, "anarcho socialism." Here is an ideology that hates the state. Fine so far. Problem: it is an ideology that hates private property even more. In fact, these people believe that the state is the only reason private property exists. Rothbard writes: "They totally fail to realize that the State has always been the great enemy and invader of the rights of property Furthermore, scorning and detesting the free market, the profit and loss economy, private property, and material affluence all of which are corollaries of each other Anarcho Communists wrongly identify anarchism with communal living, with tribal sharing, and with other aspects of our emerging drug rock youth culture." Or here is another: those people who are forever complaining about the "ugliness" and "brutality" of urban commercial life. Rothbard writes: "My own observation is that most of the bellyachers about the ugliness of our cities and singers of paeans to the unspoiled wilderness stubbornly remain ensconced in these very cities. Why dont they leave? There are, even today, plenty of rural and even wilderness areas for them to live in and enjoy. Why dont they go there and leave those of us who like and enjoy the cities in peace. Furthermore, if they got out, it would help relieve the urban overcrowding which they also complain about." And we have all heard about oppression of women under marriage. Well, listen to Rothbards take on it: "The women militants who complain that they are stuck with the task of raising the children should heed the fact that, in a world without marriage, they would also be stuck with the task of earning all the income for their childrens support. I suggest that they contemplate this prospect long and hard before they continue to clamor for the abolition of marriage and the family." And what of those who say parents should just let their kids do whatever they want and to discipline them is a violation of their rights? Thus saith Rothbard: "The overriding fact of parent child relations is that the child lives on the property of his parents. The child lives either in a house owned by his parents or in an apartment rented by them. Therefore, as in the case of any other guest living on someone else property, he must obey the rules set down by the property owners for remaining on that property. In short, the parents have the perfect legal and moral right to lay down the rules for their children, just as they would have the right to lay down rules for the behavior of their longstanding house guest, Uncle Ezra." So it goes through this wonderful book called "Egalitarianism as a Revolt. Against Nature, and Other Essays." It might just be the wildest Rothbard romp ever. Fully armed, he slices and dices crazies of all sorts, from those who would level all incomes to those who would free all peoples of the world through bombings and nuclear war. This is Rothbard providing the reader a strong does of sanity against the hordes of ideological fanatics who care not a knit for reality or reason. But Rothbard is not one of those thinkers who, like Russell Kirk, conclude that ideology is itself a bad thing. On the contrary, Rothbard believes that ideology is critical for the defense of liberty: we must organize our ideas to make sense of the world and to have an agenda for the future. Thus does this book also include outstanding pieces of positive theory, including "Justice and Property Rights," "War, Peace, and the State," and "Left and Right: The Prospects for Liberty." It concludes with his rallying cry: "Why Be Libertarian?" With all the political books out there, each with a partisan spin, its wonderful to read a thinker who doesnt fear exposing the errors of left and right, measuring anyone and everyone against the great benchmark of theidea of liberty.
Libertarianism Without Inequality
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Author : Michael Otsuka
language : en
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Release Date : 2005-06-16
Libertarianism Without Inequality written by Michael Otsuka and has been published by Clarendon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06-16 with Philosophy categories.
Michael Otsuka sets out to vindicate left-libertarianism, a political philosophy which combines stringent rights of control over one's own mind, body, and life with egalitarian rights of ownership of the world. Otsuka reclaims the ideas of John Locke from the libertarian Right, and shows how his Second Treatise of Government provides the theoretical foundations for a left-libertarianism which is both more libertarian and more egalitarian than the Kantian liberal theories of John Rawls and Thomas Nagel. Otsuka's libertarianism is founded on a right of self-ownership. Here he is at one with 'right-wing' libertarians, such as Robert Nozick, in endorsing the highly anti-paternalistic and anti-moralistic implications of this right. But he parts company with these libertarians in so far as he argues that such a right is compatible with a fully egalitarian principle of equal opportunity for welfare. In embracing this principle, his own version of left-libertarianism is more strongly egalitarian than others which are currently well known. Otsuka argues that an account of legitimate political authority based upon the free consent of each is strengthened by the adoption of such an egalitarian principle. He defends a pluralistic, decentralized ideal of political society as a confederation of voluntary associations. Part I of Libertarianism without Inequality concerns the natural rights of property in oneself and the world. Part II considers the natural rights of punishment and self-defence that form the basis for the government's authority to legislate and punish. Part III explores the nature and limits of the powers of governments which are created by the consensual transfer of the natural rights of the governed. Libertarianism without Inequality is a book which everyone interested in political theory should read.
The Routledge Handbook Of Libertarianism
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Author : Jason Brennan
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-08-18
The Routledge Handbook Of Libertarianism written by Jason Brennan and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-18 with Philosophy categories.
Libertarians often bill their theory as an alternative to both the traditional Left and Right. The Routledge Handbook of Libertarianism helps readers fully examine this alternative without preaching it to them, exploring the contours of libertarian (sometimes also called classical liberal) thinking on justice, institutions, interpersonal ethics, government, and political economy. The 31 chapters--all written specifically for this volume--are organized into five parts. Part I asks, what should libertarianism learn from other theories of justice, and what should defenders of other theories of justice learn from libertarianism? Part II asks, what are some of the deepest problems facing libertarian theories? Part III asks, what is the right way to think about property rights and the market? Part IV asks, how should we think about the state? Finally, part V asks, how well (or badly) can libertarianism deal with some of the major policy challenges of our day, such as immigration, trade, religion in politics, and paternalism in a free market. Among the Handbook's chapters are those from critics who write about what they believe libertarians get right as well as others from leading libertarian theorists who identify what they think libertarians get wrong. As a whole, the Handbook provides a comprehensive, clear-eyed look at what libertarianism has been and could be, and why it matters.
Selfish Libertarians And Socialist Conservatives
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Author : Nathan W. Schlueter
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2016-11-02
Selfish Libertarians And Socialist Conservatives written by Nathan W. Schlueter and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-02 with Political Science categories.
In Selfish Libertarians and Socialist Conservatives?, Nathan W. Schlueter and Nikolai G. Wenzel present a lively debate over the essential questions that divide two competing political philosophies. Wenzel—a libertarian who believes the state should be restricted to protecting life, liberty, and property—and Schlueter—a conservative who thinks the state has a larger role to play in protecting public welfare, safety, and morals—explore the fundamental similarities and differences between their respective positions. Over a series of point-counterpoint chapters, they lay out the essential tenets of their own stances, critiquing the other. This engaging dialogue introduces readers to the foundations of each political philosophy. To vividly illustrate the diverging principles underlying conservatism and libertarianism, the authors explore three different hot-button case studies: marriage, immigration, and education. Compact, accessible, and complete with suggestions for further reading, Selfish Libertarians and Socialist Conservatives? is an ideal teaching tool that places these two political perspectives in fruitful dialogue with one another.
