I am looking for the philosophical basis behind the modern Libertarian
Party. Specifically, I am looking for quotes and links to resources
that will give specific information on philosophers who hold the same
ideas that could be reasonbly considered as the basis for libertarian
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
07 Sep 2005 19:37 PDT
J.O.T-ga,
Have you seen the Wikipedia entry on Libertarianism?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian
It's really quite good, and gives an historical perspective on
Liberterian thought and its precursors, from Adam Smith and John
Locke, to Thomas Jefferson back in the day, and more recently, to
David Nolan, David Boaz, Robert Nozick (the first notable academic
Libertarian, I think), and others, including Ayn Rand.
I think you'll probably find just about everything you're looking for
by way of an overview.
Let me know how this looks to you, and what additional information you
need to make for a complete answer.
Cheers,
pafalafa-ga
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Clarification of Question by
journeyofthought-ga
on
08 Sep 2005 06:44 PDT
Yes - I have noticed that, but I am looking for academic sources.
Wikipedia, while informative, does not qualify as a academic source. I
need quotes from the actual people themselves (I.E. Madison) that
would show a reflection of modern Libertarianism
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
08 Sep 2005 07:11 PDT
There is a book called The Libertarian Reader which includes the
following in its table of contents:
PART I. FOUNDATIONS OF LIBERTY
Eric Mack: Individualism, Rights, and the Open Society 3
J. Charles King: Moral Theory and the Foundations of Social Order 16
Douglas Rasmussen: Essentialism, Values and Rights: The Objectivist
Case for, the Free Society 37
Murray N. Rothbard: Society without a State 53
PART II. LIBERTY LAW AND SOCIETY
F. A. Hayek: The Use of Knowledge in Society 67
Milton Friedman: Freedom Under Capitalism 76
J. Roger Lee: The Arrest and Punishment of Criminals: Justification
and Limitations 86
Thomas S. Szasz: The Insanity Plea and the Insanity Verdict 98
Loren Lomasky: Medical Progress and National Health Care 107
Lester H. Hunt: Some Advantages of Social Control: An Individualist Defense 123
John Hospers: Libertarianism and Legal Paternalism 135
PART III. LIBERTY AND ECONOMICS
Ludwig von Mises: Market versus Bureaucratic Planning 147
Walter Block: A Free Market in Roads 164
Ellen Frankel Paul: The Just Takings Issue: Can It Be Resolved by
Contemporary Theories of Justice 184
Tibor R. Machan: Dissolving the Problem of Public Goods: Financing
Government without Coercive Measures
PART IV. LIBERTY AND MORALITY
Douglas Den Uyl: Freedom and Virtue 211
Gilbert Harman: Libertarianism and Morality 226
H. B. Acton: The Ethics of Competition 235
Antony Flew: Libertarians versus Egalitarians 252
Robert Nozick: Entitlements and Patterns 264
Fred D. Miller. Jr.: The Natural Right to Private Property
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The book is available online through a fee-based service which costs
about $20 for a one-month subscription. You want academic? Here's a
small excerpt from one of the articles:
"...But in searching for a deontic principle on the basis of which we
could judge actions to be actions that persons are obligated to
abstain from, and hence are actions against which persons have rights,
we must be careful that the deontic principle does not clash with the
individualist principle. We cannot endorse a deontic principle that
may require an individual to sacrifice his own well-being. In
addition, we cannot simply pull out of the air a deontic principle
which defines rights and obligations. We must see if one flows from
the individualist principle...
I believe this book has the material you need. It would be beyond the
scope of a $20 question for a researcher to read the full text and
extract the most meaningful quotes. But I can certainly provide
information about accessing the book, so you can read it online for
yourself.
By the way, the site has about half a dozen other academic books on
Libertarianism also available online.
Would this meet your needs?
pafalafa-ga
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