Tag Archives: Liberty

Anything that’s peaceful

by Aschwin de Wolf Posted on May 28, 2010

Libertarians spend a non-trivial amount of time arguing for the obvious. At best, such arguments are redundant because there is no widespread believe that violence or threats of violence are a good thing. At worst, these debates hurt the prospects … Continue reading →

Posted in Anarchism, Philosophy | Tagged Anthony de Jasay, Ayn Rand, Consequentialism, Contractarianism, Freedom, Jan Narveson, Leonard E. Read, Libertarianism, Liberty, Murray Rothbard, Natural Rights, Non-Aggression, R.W. Bradford, Rights, Robert Nozick, Thomas Hobbes | Comments Off

Liberty and oblivion

by Aschwin de Wolf Posted on October 7, 2009

In 1991 the Libertarian Alliance published an article called “Immortality: Liberty’s Final frontier” (PDF) by David Nicholas. In this article the author argues that “the continuing fact of death renders all talk of liberty ultimately futile.” The author further argues … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, Science | Tagged Cryonics, Death, Herbert Marcuse, Leslie Whetstine, Liberty | Comments Off

Curing “rights talk” with more “rights talk”

by Aschwin de Wolf Posted on February 19, 2009

John Gray reviews Dominic Raab’s The Assault on Liberty: What went Wrong with Rights and makes an important observation: Ironically, while he astutely criticizes the rise of a legalistic culture of rights, Raab seems to believe we can extricate ourselves … Continue reading →

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The presumption of liberty

by Aschwin de Wolf Posted on December 9, 2008

Perhaps no political philosopher has done as much painstaking work to review the legitimacy and need for political authority as Anthony de Jasay. What makes de Jasay’s work stand out is his ability to engage with the technical arguments of … Continue reading →

Posted in Anarchism, Philosophy | Tagged Anarchism, Anthony de Jasay, Common Law, Epistomology, Gerard Radnitzky, Liberalism, Libertarianism, Liberty, Rights | Comments Off

The rationality of politics

by Aschwin de Wolf Posted on December 1, 2008

In his paper “Frog’s legs, shared ends, and the rationality of politics” (PDF), Anthony de Jasay discusses the role of rationality in political philosophy. He writes that “much of the old confusion we deplore in political theory, and much of … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Liberty

Anything that’s peaceful

Liberty and oblivion

Curing “rights talk” with more “rights talk”

The presumption of liberty

The rationality of politics

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