Showing posts with label Why freedom?. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Why freedom?. Show all posts
Monday, November 11, 2024

Did Robert Nozick hold a view of the evolution of natural rights that is similar to that held by John Hasnas?

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  This question came to mind while I was reading Chapter 4 of John Hasnas’s recently published book, Common Law Liberalism : A New Theory of...
Monday, August 5, 2024

Why has "Norms of Liberty" made a lasting impression on me?

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  Norms of Liberty is a work of political philosophy written by Douglas B Rasmussen and Douglas J Den Uyl, and published in 2005. The blu...
Friday, April 26, 2024

Why do I consider myself to be a neo-Aristotelian classical liberal?

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  I pondered the above question as I read Fred D Miller’s book, Nature, Justice, and Rights in Aristotle’s Politics (published in 1995). Al...
Sunday, December 31, 2023

How would you describe your philosophy?

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  I don’t think anyone has ever asked me the question posed above. When I tell people that I am an economist, some of them ask about my view...
Saturday, December 9, 2023

Did Ayn Rand recognize the capacity to exercise practical wisdom as a basic good?

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  This question is of interest to me for two reasons. First, I am a fan of Ayn Rand’s novels. Second, in the first chapter of my book, Freed...
Monday, July 24, 2023

Where is the soul of libertarianism?

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  Matt Zwolinski and John Tomasi have contributed an excellent history of libertarian ideas in their recently published book, The Individual...
Wednesday, May 31, 2023

To what extent do international differences in personal freedom reflect people's values?

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  The accompanying graph shows that personal freedom tends to be greatest in countries where people hold the most emancipative values (on av...
Tuesday, May 16, 2023

What is holding back the growth of economic opportunities in PNG?

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  Why should you care about the economic opportunities available to the people of Papua New Guinea?   Perhaps some readers didn’t even know ...