Klein and Clark are Mistaken on Direct, Indirect, and Overall Liberty
Abstract
Klein and Clark initiated a debate about libertarian theory to which this paper hopes to add. Starting with the old libertarian principle of “direct liberty” Klein and Clark introduced two new concepts to complete it: “indirect liberty,” and also direct liberty plus indirect liberty, which sums to “overall liberty.” In my critique of this article of theirs , I congratulated them for their creativity, but rejected these innovations. In Klein and Clark , these authors responded to my initial criticism. The present essay hopes to fruitfully continue the discussion of these new concepts of liberty