Difference between revisions of "What Is Liberty?"
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* If you look in [[The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism]] by [[Ronald Hamowy]], there is no entry for liberty. | * If you look in [[The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism]] by [[Ronald Hamowy]], there is no entry for liberty. | ||
* [[David Boaz]]'s ''[[Libertarianism: A Primer]]'' has only one sentence defining liberty: "liberty itself is the right to make choices and pursue projects of one's own choosing." (p.15.) The rest is preoccupied with examples of liberty, but not what liberty is. His confusion is obvious because he describes liberty as a "right". | * [[David Boaz]]'s ''[[Libertarianism: A Primer]]'' has only one sentence defining liberty: "liberty itself is the right to make choices and pursue projects of one's own choosing." (p.15.) The rest is preoccupied with examples of liberty, but not what liberty is. His confusion is obvious because he describes liberty as a "right". | ||
| + | * [[David Bergland]]'s "[[Libertarianism in One Lesson]], delightfully free of any indexing, does not define liberty or freedom. | ||
* [[David Friedman]], in ''[[The Machinery of Freedom: Guide to a Radical Capitalism]]'' does not index liberty or freedom. | * [[David Friedman]], in ''[[The Machinery of Freedom: Guide to a Radical Capitalism]]'' does not index liberty or freedom. | ||
* Neither does [[Robert Nozick]] in ''[[Anarchy, State, and Utopia]]''. | * Neither does [[Robert Nozick]] in ''[[Anarchy, State, and Utopia]]''. | ||
