The libertarian straddle
Rejoinder to Palmer and Sciabarra
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6251467 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeffrey Friedman (0000-0002-3013-3950, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 359-388 |
| Publication date | 1998-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0891-3811 • E-ISSN: 1933-8007 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08913819808443508 |
| OpenAlex | W2315902983 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 26 |
Palmer's defense of libertarianism as consequentialist runs afoul of his own failure to provide any consequentialist reasons for libertarian conclusions, and of his own defense of nonconsequentialist arguments for the intrinsic value of capitalism‐cum‐negative freedom. As suck, Palmer's article exemplifies the parasitic codependency of consequentialist and nonconsequentialist reasoning in libertarian thought. Sciabarra's defense of Ayn Rand's libertarianism is even more problematic, because in addition to the usual defects of libertarianism, Rand adds a commitment to ethical egoism that contradicts both her concern for the consequences of capitalism and her commitment to the rights of everyone, not just herself
Capitalism · Economics · Epistemology · Ethical egoism · Law and economics · Libertarianism · Objectivism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Straddle · Value (mathematics · Ayn Rand and Brontë studies · Ethics in medical practice · Kantian Philosophy and Modern Interpretations · Law · Philosophy
The libertarian idea
Capitalism and Freedom
Persons, Rights, and the Moral Community
A Right to Do Wrong
Anarchy, State and Utopia
Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Individualism and Economic Order
The right set of simple rules
Locke and libertarian property rights
Are we all dialecticians now? Reply to MacGregor and Friedman
G. A. Cohen on self‐ownership, property, and equality
Libertarianism, postlibertarianism, and the welfare state
Hayek, social justice, and the market
The right to private property
Dissent from “the new consensus
What's not wrong with libertarianism
On the road again
Hermeneutics and libertarianism
It ayn't rand
What's wrong with Libertarianism
The new consensus
The growth of government
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |