Matt McManus, a lecturer at the University of Michigan, has published in Jacobin an article under the less-than-engaging title “Ludwig von Mises Was a Free-Market Ideologue, Not a Hardheaded Thinker.” In the article, McManus raises some points of philosophical interest, but unfortunately his evident animus against Mises interferes with his
In last week’s column, I mentioned that regulation of drugs was among the important subjects Andrew Koppelman discusses in his thoughtful book Burning Down the House , and this week I’d like to look at what he has to say on this topic. To understand his arguments, though, what he says needs to be put in a wider philosophical framework. As he sees
Melinda Cooper is professor of sociology at the Australian National University, and in her article “ The Alt-Right: Neoliberalism, Libertarianism and the Fascist Temptation ” published in the journal Theory, Culture and Society in 2021, she has some remarkable things to say about Murray Rothbard, remarkable, I fear, in that they are grievously in
In his ambitious new book, Conservatism: A Rediscovery (Regnery, 2022), the distinguished Israeli philosopher Yoram Hazony poses a sharp challenge to the view that freedom is the highest political value, and in this week’s column, I’d like to address his challenge, which I find illuminating, though mistaken. By “freedom,” I mean what Rothbard,
Richard Arneson has been a major figure in political philosophy for the last few decades, and in this week’s article, I’d like to look at some points he raises in his article “Liberal Egalitarian Critiques,” his contribution to The Routledge Companion to Libertarianism , pp. 564–78. In the article, Arneson distinguishes between “hard”
Matt McManus, profesor de la Universidad de Michigan, ha publicado en Jacobin un artículo con el título poco atractivo de «Ludwig von Mises era un ideólogo del libre mercado, no un pensador duro». En el artículo, McManus plantea algunos puntos de interés filosófico, pero lamentablemente su evidente animadversión contra Mises interfiere en su
En la columna de la semana pasada, mencioné que la regulación de las drogas era uno de los temas importantes que Andrew Koppelman trata en su reflexivo libro Burning Down the House , y esta semana me gustaría ver lo que tiene que decir sobre este tema. Sin embargo, para entender sus argumentos, hay que situar lo que dice en un marco filosófico más
Melinda Cooper es profesora de sociología en la Universidad Nacional de Australia, y en su artículo « The Alt-Right: Neoliberalism, Libertarianism and the Fascist Temptation » publicado en la revista Theory, Culture and Society en 2021, tiene algunas cosas notables que decir sobre Murray Rothbard, notables, me temo, en cuanto a que están
En su nuevo y ambicioso libro, Conservatism: A Rediscovery (Regnery, 2022), el distinguido filósofo israelí Yoram Hazony plantea un agudo desafío a la opinión de que la libertad es el valor político más elevado, y en la columna de esta semana, me gustaría abordar su desafío, que encuentro esclarecedor, aunque equivocado. Por «libertad» me refiero
Richard Arneson ha sido una figura importante en la filosofía política durante las últimas décadas, y en el artículo de esta semana, me gustaría examinar algunos puntos que plantea en su artículo «Liberal Egalitarian Critiques», su contribución a The Routledge Companion to Libertarianism , pp. 564-78. En el artículo, Arneson distingue entre el
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