The Routledge Handbook of Libertarianism

"This is the best contemporary anthology introducing the reader to the basics of libertarianism." --Tyler Cowen, George Mason University "What a cornucopia! Handbooks are, of course, designed to be useful, but this one is also great fun as friends and critics insightfully converse across the range of libertarian issues. I shall keep my copy close at hand." --Loren Lomasky, University of Virginia "The Routledge Handbook of Libertarianism is a distinctive and distinctively valuable contribution to the literature. Those of us who work in political philosophy are indebted to the editors for assembling such an extraordinarily accomplished group of authors to write on the most important and pressing issues within and related to libertarianism." --Christopher Heath Wellman, Washington University

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Jason Brennan is the Robert J. and Elizabeth Flanagan Family Chair of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at the McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, where he teaches courses in the intersection of politics, philosophy, and economics. He is the author or co-author of seven books, including Against Democracy (2016), Markets without Limits, with Peter Jaworski (2015), and Why Not Capitalism? (2014).

Bas van der Vossen is Associate Professor of Philosophy in the Smith Institute of Political Economy and Philosophy, Chapman University. He is the author, together with Fernando Tesón, of Debating Humanitarian Intervention (2017).

David Schmidtz is Kendrick Professor of Philosophy at the College of Social & Behavior Sciences and Eller Chair of Service-Dominant Logic at the College of Management, the University of Arizona. He is the author, co-author, or co-editor of 14 book publications.

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The Routledge Handbook of Libertarianism helps readers fully examine libertarian (sometimes also called classical liberal) thinking on justice, institutions, interpersonal ethics, government, and political economy. The 31 chapters--all written specifically for this volume--are organized into five parts: Libertarianism in Conversation with Other Theories, Questioning Libertarian Principles, The Role of Property and the Market, What is the Role of the State?, and Applied Libertarian Issues. As a whole, the Handbook provides a comprehensive, clear-eyed look at what libertarianism has been and could be, and why it matters.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Libertarianism in conversation with other theories

1. Learning from libertarianism: thanks from an unrepentant social democrat Richard W. Miller

2. Libertarianism without Locke Jacob Levy

3. Hayekian Classical Liberalism Gerald Gaus

4. Democracy and equality versus libertarianism and classical liberalism Richard Arneson

5. Kant's Liberalism Chris W. Suprenant

6. What's Wrong with Libertarianism? The Meritocratic Diagnosis Thomas Mulligan

7. Liberal Libertarians: Why Libertarianism is a Liberal View Peter J. Boettke and Rosolino A. Candela

8. Liberal and Illiberal Libertarianism Samuel Freeman Questioning libertarian principles

9. Feminism and the Libertarian Self-Ownership Thesis Ann Cudd

10. Self-love, justice, and cooperation Eric Mack

11. Exception Rights Nicolás Maloberti

12. The Sufficiency Proviso: A Case for Moderate Libertarianism Fabian Wendt

13. Liberty: A PPE Approach Jason Brennan

14. The Myths of the Self-Ownership Thesis Jason Brennan and Bas van der Vossen

15. Social Contractarianism John Thrasher

    The role of property and the market:

16. What can be for sale? Peter Martin Jaworski

17. Property Rights: Natural, Conventional, or Hybrid? Anna Stilz

18. Is Wealth Redistribution a Rights Violation? Michael Huemer

19. Trade Fernando Tesón

20. Non-Libertarian Defenses of Economic Rights as Basic Rights Queralt

    What is the role of the state?

21. Ideal Theory Samuel Freeman

22. Private Goverance Edward Peter Stringham

23. Libertarianism and the Welfare State Matt Zwolinski

24. Government failure and market failure Michael Munger

25. Freedom and Knowledge Ilya Somin

    Applied libertarian issues:

26. The Libertarian Case for Open Borders Javier Hidalgo

27. Religion and Politics Kevin Vallier

28. A Libertarian Approach to Medicine Jessica Flanigan

29. Tolerance Ryan Muldoon

30. Paternalism and The Limits of Liberty Sarah Conly

31. Free markets and exploitation Hillel Steiner