Debating libertarianism : what makes society just? / Samuel Freeman, Jason Brennan.
| Author/creator | Freeman, Samuel Richard author. |
| Other author | Brennan, Jason, 1979- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025] |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | viii, 277 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Debating ethics Debating ethics. ^A1093321 |
| Contents | Part I. The Case Against / Samuel Freeman. Liberalism and Libertarianism -- Ideal Libertarianism and the Orthodox View -- Liberal Libertarians -- Neoliberalism: The Intersection of Classical Liberalism and Libertarianism -- High Liberalism and Distributive Justice -- Part II. The Case For / Jason Brennan -- Rawlsian Liberalism: Why Not -- Why Not Libertarianism? -- Anti-Social Democracy: A Libertarian Left-Wing Critique -- Part III. Responses. Response to Brennan -- Response to Freeman. |
| Abstract | "Is the welfare state necessary to enrich the poor or is it keeping the poor down? Are people entitled to free markets, or should free markets be constrained in the pursuit of social justice? How should we understand the nature and extent of private property rights in a liberal society? Should individuals have rights to unlimited accumulation of wealth and income? What does it mean for societies to be free and fair? Should limits be imposed on economic inequalities for reasons of fairness or to maintain the integrity of democratic political processes? What matters more, the gap between the rich and poor inside single countries, or among all people worldwide irrespective of national borders? Debating Libertarianism offers readers a sustained debate between two leading political philosophers over which vision of society-Rawlsian left-liberalism or libertarianism-offers the best answers to these questions and more. Freeman and Brennan consider both fundamental questions of justice and issues of applied policy. Along the way, they debate which economic rights people have, whether democracy liberates people or is merely a tool to promote justice, whether the fact that freedom permits people to make bad choices is a reason to limit freedom, and whether the modern welfare state is necessary for social justice or instead a barrier to it"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Freeman, Samuel Richard Debating libertarianism New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025] 9780197540909 |
| LCCN | 2025029516 |
| ISBN | 9780197540879 |
| ISBN | 0197540872 paperback |
| ISBN | 9780197540862 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0197540864 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic publication |