Difference between revisions of "What Is Liberty?"

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A good model of liberty should be consistent with observations from law, economics, and anthropology.  If it is based on observation, we can call it a positive model, like other models in the sciences. (But not necessarily philosophy.)
 
A good model of liberty should be consistent with observations from law, economics, and anthropology.  If it is based on observation, we can call it a positive model, like other models in the sciences. (But not necessarily philosophy.)
  
== Libertarians Gloss Over What Liberty Is ==
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== Libertarians Avoid Saying What Liberty Is ==
 
For example:
 
For example:
 
* 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.  

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