Difference between revisions of "Illiberal Libertarians: Why Libertarianism Is Not a Liberal View/feudalism"
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| − | | text = I argue that libertarianism' | + | | text = I argue that libertarianism's resemblance to liberalism is superficial; in the end, libertarians reject essential liberal institutions. Correctly understood, libertarianism resembles a view that liberalism historically defined itself against, the doctrine of private political power that underlies feudalism. Like feudalism, libertarianism conceives of justified political power as based in a network of private contracts. It |
rejects the idea, essential to liberalism, that political power is a public power, to be be impartially exercised for the common good. | rejects the idea, essential to liberalism, that political power is a public power, to be be impartially exercised for the common good. | ||
| − | | cite = [[Samuel Freeman]], "{{Link |Illiberal Libertarians: Why Libertarianism Is Not a Liberal View}}" | + | | cite = [[Samuel Freeman]], "{{Link |Illiberal Libertarians: Why Libertarianism Is Not a Liberal View}}" pg. 107 |
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