“Book Review: Libertarian Quandaries“ [Book Review]

Libertarian Papers 8:319-327 (2016)
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Libertarian Quandaries is a slim volume of tight reasoning that makes a resolute case for libertarianism. Libertarianism is “the social philosophy that identifies individual liberty as the most fundamental social value, and by extension treats moral cooperation as the only morally permissible form of social interaction.” More specifically, the book is a compendium of concise rebuttals to commonplace counterarguments advanced against libertarianism. It attempts to show that libertarianism withstands wide-ranging criticisms in principle, but also that it can be implemented in practice. It does an admirable job in this regard. The book is not, however, aimed at lightweight lovers of liberty. The content—conveyed in carefully crafted phrases—makes non-trivial intellectual demands on the reader.

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Reflections on the Revolution in France.Edmund Burke - 2009 - London: Oxford University Press.
The Problem of Political Authority.Michael Huemer - 2013 - New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

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